The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new rules which also insist on no co-sleeping.
its safe sleep guidelines for babies. The new recommendations underline that infants be set up to sleep on flat, non-inclined surfaces with their backs to the bed. The policy statement also emphasized the risks of co-sleeping.each year, including sudden infant death syndrome and accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed.
To reduce the risk of suffocation, wedging and entrapment, the guidelines stress that babies be put on firm, flat and non-inclined sleep surfaces. In addition to non-included sleep surfaces, the new recommendations laid out the need to avoid cardboard boxes as short-term emergency sleep locations and bed-sharing.
“The AAP understands and respects that many parents choose to routinely bed share for a variety of reasons, including facilitation of breastfeeding, cultural preferences and belief that it is better and safer for their infant,” the organization noted. “However, based on the evidence, we are unable to recommend bed-sharing under any circumstances. Having the infant close by their bedside in a crib or bassinet will allow parents to feed, comfort and respond to their infant’s needs.
Additional updates to AAP's recommendations for infant safe sleep included the introduction of tummy time, the use of pacifiers only"once breastfeeding is firmly established," and the avoidance of home cardiorespiratory monitors to reduce the risk of SIDS.