One of the more frightening risks faced by new parents—other than, you know, everything—is the prospect of SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which results in some 2,000 unexplained deaths every ...

The study by McDonnell and Moon illustrates a couple of very important points. First, it shows how very far we are from achieving the kind of consistent, safe sleep environments for infants that we ...

Swaddling is an age-old practice that typically refers to wrapping a child snugly in a blanket or cloth, with their head exposed but arms inside. Moms do it because it’s thought to have a calming ...

People have been wrapping their babies like burritos since before there were burritos. My husband described the skillful nurses where I gave birth as "swaddling ninjas," and by my estimation he had at ...

Swaddling an infant may increase their chance for hip problems later in life, a new study reports. The article, which was published on Oct. 28 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, warns that ...

If infants are swaddled during sleep, their risk of dying from SIDS is higher, especially if they are placed on their stomachs, new research suggests. Swaddling is defined in various ways, but it ...

The first time your baby visited the hospital nursery, she probably came back wrapped in a neat little package with only her head poking out. That's because nurses know one of the secrets to a happy, ...

Swaddling is as essential to newborn parenting as wheels are to a motor vehicle. Swaddling is now accepted whole-heartedly and is a practice in many parts of the world as an effective form of neonatal ...

Who knew swaddling your baby could be so risky? I loved swaddling my daughters, and they seemed to calm instantly as I tucked them up in soft flannel cloth, feeling (I imagined) safe, contained and ...

There’s concern among Australian doctors over the rise of a “clicky hip” syndrome in infants that could lead to joint problems later in life. A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia ...