BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Every parent wants their baby to sleep safely, but some popular products could put infants in danger. Experts say now’s the time for parents to stay alert, as federal safety ...

Every three days, a North Carolina baby dies in an unsafe sleep environment. That’s more than 100 babies every year. Less than two weeks into 2026, a Cary infant was found dead after falling asleep in ...

New parents are bombarded with misleading posts and images about what’s safe when it comes to infant sleep. That’s according to a new investigation by Consumer Reports. Information shared by social ...

For those of you who read my articles regularly, you know I my nursing background is primarily intensive care and emergency nursing. Most days, I love my specialties, because I get to help people ...

When my first child was born, I lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with my partner. Like many people in Chicago, our family grew faster than our living space. Safe ...

For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts... Trump cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what ...

Infant mortality rates have been on the rise for the last four years across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And in the state of Missouri, mortality rates are even higher ...

I still remember how, as a new parent, I would often tiptoe into my sleeping son’s room multiple times a day — and night — to make sure he was still breathing. Thanks to Safe to Sleep, a public ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] For those of you who read my articles regularly, ...