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Ascension St. Vincent's Family Birth Place Southside
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Care for mom and baby during pregnancy and beyond
Ascension St. Vincent's Family Birth Place Southside in Jacksonville, FL, delivers personalized care before, during and after your pregnancy.
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ABCs of safe sleep
As a certified Safe Sleep Hospital, Ascension St. Vincent’s follows guidelines set by the American Academy of Pediatrics for safe sleep. We provide education and guidance to parents and caregivers on safe sleep practices. To help ensure your baby sleeps safely, follow the ABCs of safe sleep:
- Alone — Share your room, not your bed. Your baby should not sleep with others in a bed, on a couch or in a chair.
- Back — Your baby should sleep on his or her back in a safety-approved crib on a firm mattress during naps and at nighttime.
- Crib — The crib should be empty. Remove all loose bedding, comforters, quilts, stuffed animals, bumpers, wedges and pillows from your baby's crib.
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More tips for safe infant sleep at home
Care teams at Ascension St. Vincent’s are committed to providing you with information to help your child sleep safely. Here are some recommendations from our pediatricians and pediatric specialists:
- Place your baby on their back to sleep every time – for naps and at night.
- Use a safety-approved crib, bassinet or portable crib for sleep. Your baby’s sleep area should conform to the Consumer Product Safety Commission safety standards.
- Do not let your baby get too hot during sleep.
- A pacifier not attached to a string at naptime and bedtime is recommended. If you are breastfeeding, wait until breastfeeding has been established to introduce a pacifier.
- Do not allow cigarette smoke around your baby.
- Use a firm, flat, level surface covered by a fitted sheet.
- There should be no gaps between the mattress and the side of the crib, bassinet, portable crib or enclosed play space.
- Keep soft objects like pillows, blankets, toys, stuffed animals and bumpers out of your baby’s sleep area.
- Do not attempt to fix a broken crib – replace it.
- Avoid commercial devices marketed to reduce SIDS, such as wedges, positioners and special mattresses or sleep surfaces.
- It is recommended that babies sleep in their caregiver’s room, close to the bed but on a separate surface designed for infants for at least the first six months.
- Your baby should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch or a chair, alone, with you or with anyone else.
- Sitting devices, such as car seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers and infant slings are not recommended for routine sleep, particularly for infants younger than four months. If your baby falls asleep in a car seat, stroller or other carrier, move them to a firm sleep surface such as a crib, bassinet or portable crib for sleep.