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Safe Sleeping
Reminder: The Walk-In Clinic is open Mon-Fri from 8 am to 9 am at the Naperville office. We tend to think the U.S. is more advanced in healthcare than any other developed nation. In many ways it is but when it comes to infant mortality, we’re one of the worst with SIDS still being the #1 cause of death in infants between 1 month to one year of age. In this country, about 2,100 babies die each year from SIDS. Statistically that comes to one baby dying EVERY four hours! While the specific cause for SIDS is unknown, there are ways to reduce the risk. Cribs should be free of bumper pads, pillows, stuffed animals and fluffed blankets. In some states, retailers cannot sell bumper pads. In fact the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ohio AAP) recently began a “Say No To Crib Bumpers” campaign. They have contacted major retailers such as Pottery Barn and Babies R Us asking them to stop selling crib bumpers but have received...