--- title: AAP Updates Their Guidelines to Prevent Cot Deaths description: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday announced new sleep recommendations to prevent sudden infant death syndrome canonical: https://time.com/4542358/aap-sids-infant-death-prevent-guidelines/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-24T12:54:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T01:22:10.182Z article:section: Health og:title: AAP Updates Their Guidelines to Prevent Cot Deaths og:description: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday announced new sleep recommendations to prevent sudden infant death syndrome og:url: https://time.com/4542358/aap-sids-infant-death-prevent-guidelines/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5afc9c39739227ba/6988ab375f570f198ab23000/crib.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Crib In Childrens Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: AAP Updates Their Guidelines to Prevent Cot Deaths twitter:description: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday announced new sleep recommendations to prevent sudden infant death syndrome twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5afc9c39739227ba/6988ab375f570f198ab23000/crib.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Parents Should Sleep in Same Room as Newborns to Prevent SIDS, Doctors Say > Sponsored content. 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It also recommends placing sleeping babes on their backs and on a firm surface, without pillows, crib bumpers, or soft toys, with a tight-fitted sheet. “Parents should never place the baby on a sofa, couch, or cushioned chair, either alone or sleeping with another person. We know that these surfaces are extremely hazardous” Rachel Moon, the lead author of the new guidelines and professor of pediatrics at University of Virginia School of Medicine, [said in a statement](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub%5Freleases/2016-10/aaop-aan101716.php). It also acknowledges that parents may fall asleep while nursing their infants, but urged that they plan for it. “If you are feeding your baby and think that there’s even the slightest possibility that you may fall asleep, feed your baby on your bed, rather than a sofa or cushioned chair,” Lori Feldman-Winter, co-author of the guidelines and member of the Task Force on SIDS, said. 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