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Breaking News: American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP) Announces New Safe Sleep Guidelines

October 24, 2016

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE  10/24/16 4:00pmEST

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released it’s finds on safe sleep to protect against SIDS and other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths. American Academy of Pediatrics released their latest recommendations on safe sleep to protect against SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths. We’ve distilled these recommendations down to a simple list of Dos and Don’ts. For the complete set of guidelines, visit https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/10/20/peds.2016-2938

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On October 24th, 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics will be holding a conference during its National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, in which they will reveal their newest Recommendations on Safe Sleep to protect against SIDS and other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths.

New AAP Safe Sleep Guidelines 2016On this same day, the AAP will also be publishing their new policy statement, “SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment” as well as a technical report, “SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Evidence Base for 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment.”

We understand you are anxious to hear their findings and look forward to disseminating information as soon at it’s available. Please check back Monday morning to get the latest information, as we will be offering an easy to understand/quick read summary of the findings at that time. 

We will also be providing a FREE PDF infographic client handout about the new changes to ensure that your clients get the most up to date information.

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Aliza Juliette Bancoff
Author: Aliza Juliette Bancoff

Aliza Juliette Bancoff is a well-known doula and doula trainer who has been providing doula services to families for over a decade. She is the founder of Main Line Doulas, a doula group providing doula support in the great Philadelphia area for the last decade, the International Doula Institute, which provides online doula training and lactation training and certification programs and  the International Breastfeeding Institute which provides lactation training and certification.   She is the co-founder of United Birth, a company devoted to increasing access to doulas across the country to make the perinatal time safer both physically and emotionally. “Every birthing person deserves access to quality doula support. And we are working to make that a reality across the country. The work we are doing to get doulas to every birthing person will decrease the black infant and maternal mortality rate significantly by 2030.” Says Bancoff. Aliza is known for her compassionate and empowering approach to doula work, and she has been featured in numerous media outlets, including United Nations Maternal Health Report,  Parent Magazine, CafeMom, theBump and many more. Aliza's journey into doula work began when she gave birth to her first child and felt a strong calling...

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