Children

Updated 2022 recommendations for reducing sleep-related infant deaths

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June 23, 2025

Key Takeaways

• American Academy of Pediatrics updated safe sleep guidelines
• First update to recommendations since 2016
• Guidelines based on studies of infants up to 1 year

American Academy of Pediatrics has released the first update to its safe sleep guidelines for babies since 2016. The recommendations are based on studies that include infants aged up to 1 year. Read the article below for more details.

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-057990/188304/Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated-2022