Images show babies sleeping in positions that increase risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). More than one-third of the photos in women’s magazines depicted babies in unsafe sleep positions, according to a study published in the September 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics.
The study also found that two-thirds of sleep environments depicted in these magazines were also unsafe.
Contrary to even the recommendations of its own section on breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released an statement from its Task Force on SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has problems accepting. Recommendations that advise against parent-infant bed-sharing and support the generic use of pacifiers imply a “truly astounding triumph of ethnocentric assumptions over commonsense and medical research,” according to Nancy Wight, M.D., president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
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As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.
