Health

Could sleeping in the same room as your baby save their life?

Well, according to science, the answer is YES!

New research from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that by sleeping in the same room as your little one reduces the risk of them dying from sudden infant syndrome (SIDs) as well as other types of sleep-related infant deaths, like suffocation.

Researchers, who presented their findings in a new policy statement earlier this week, believe that parents who sleep in the same room as their child for at least the first six months (preferably one year) of their life, shave down their risk of SIDs by as much as 50 per cent.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

Chrissy Teigen’s little girl, Lulu, just hit the six-month age.

Michelle Bridges

Michelle with her adorable little boy, Axel, who turns one in December.

The Academy’s policy also advocates that parents shouldn’t sleep in the same bed as their infants, and reinforce the important of not having soft toys in their bed while they’re sleeping.

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However, research instructor and author of The Science of Mom Alice Callahan says that issuing such advice to parents needs to be done so with caution.

It’s important to consider safety, but there is also a safety risk associated with severe sleep deprivation of parents if it makes you more likely to have a car accident,” she says.

What do you think? Do you, or would you, sleep in the same room as your baby?

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