Baby sleep

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    Premature babies

    Premature babies are slept on the front in hospital for special medical reasons. These vulnerable babies have a four times greater risk of cot death compared with babies born at…

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    Bedsharing and roomsharing

    A key message to keep your baby safe and healthy is that the safest place for your baby to sleep - night and day - is in a crib or cot in a room with you for the first six mont…

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    Back to sleep

    Babies who sleep on their backs are safer and healthier. It is not safe for babies to sleep on their fronts or sides. Babies settle more easily on their backs if they have been …