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Parenting: Creating a Safe Sleep Environment for Baby
… and other sleep ‑ related deaths. This includes ensuring your baby is: Always placed to sleep on his/her back until age 1. Babies should never be placed to sleep on their stomach or side. Sleeping alone in an empty crib with no loose objects. No … isn’t limited to actively smoking near a baby,” says pediatrician Gaurav Nagar, MD , with Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, part of Jefferson Health. “Even when someone smokes outside, harmful particles and toxins can cling to clothing, … be left sleeping on their side or stomach.” While you should always place your baby to sleep on their back until they are 1 year old, once a baby has clearly demonstrated that they can consistently roll from back to front and front to back – which …