The doctor stressed that "sleeping on your back" is not only the best but also the safest way to sleep for infants. Ren Zhangshouzhi, director of pediatrics at Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, pointed out that the baby had no breathing and heartbeat before arriving at the hospital. It should be noted that many novice parents sometimes adjust their babies to lie prone or sleep on their side in order to make their children's heads look good. However, it is easy to suffocate the nasal cavity with a soft pillow when lying prone, and even when sleeping on the side, it may become easy to fall asleep because of the baby's body twisting. It is suggested that supine is the safest posture.
Although it is still controversial whether children sleeping on their stomachs can easily lead to suffocation, the risk is slightly higher than sleeping on their stomachs. Especially sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), more than 90% can't directly determine the cause, and it is inconclusive whether it is dangerous for infants to sleep with their parents. Sometimes sleeping with parents can also find out whether the baby is abnormal at an early stage.
Dr. Zhang Shouzhi emphasized that newborns will not turn over, and the sleeping position of infants is often decided by caregivers or nannies. Once the habit is formed, it will naturally affect your sleeping position in the future. Sleeping posture will directly affect its growth and health, so this is a problem that parents should pay attention to.
Sleeping on your back is not only the best, but also the safest way for infants to sleep. When the baby takes a natural prone position, his head leans back slightly. At this time, the infant's respiratory tract is in a straight line, and his breathing is smoother. According to foreign medical research and suggestions, it is best not to sleep in a "non-supine position" for infants under one year old, which will greatly reduce the chance of sudden infant death. At present, there is no definite conclusion about this symptom, only that babies of 2 to 4 months are particularly vulnerable and need to be careful.