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Safe Sleep Agreement

This Safe Sleep Agreement is entered into by and between (the Doula) and Mile High Doulas. By signing this Agreement the Doula agrees to read and abide by the following guidelines. Doula will make sure all clients are aware of and follow these guidelines.

We follow safe sleep guidelines as stated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Baby should sleep on a firm, flat, non-inclined surface that, at a minimum, adheres to the June 2021 Consumer Product Safety Commission's rule that any infant sleep product must meet existing federal safety standards for cribs, bassinets, play yards, and bedside sleepers. Parents should not use products for sleep that are not specifically marketed for sleep.
Sitting devices, such as car seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers, and infant carriers, and infant slings, are not recommended for routine sleep in the hospital or at home, particularly for infants younger than 4 months.
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, and while human milk feeding is more protective than none, 2 months of feeding at least partial human milk has been demonstrated to significantly lower the risk of sleep-related deaths.
The AAP recommends exclusive human milk feeding from birth to 6 months, with continuation of human milk feeding for 1 year or longer as mutually desired by parent and infant.
AAP recommends that parents sleep in the same room- but not in the same bed- as a baby, preferably for at least the first six months.
Avoid parent and infant exposure to nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, opioids, and illicit drugs.
Make sure the baby receives routine immunizations.
Pacifier use is associated with reducing SIDS risk.
Avoid the use of commercial devices that claim to reduce the risk of SIDS or other sleep-related deaths. There is no evidence that any of these devices reduce the risk of these deaths. Importantly, the use of products claiming to increase sleep safety may provide a false sense of security and complacency for caregivers.
Do not use home cardiorespiratory monitors as a strategy to reduce the risk of SIDS.
Supervised awake tummy time is recommended to facilitate infant development and to minimize development of positional plagiocephaly. Parents are encouraged to place the infant in tummy time while awake and supervised for short periods of time beginning soon after hospital discharge, increasing incrementally to at least 15 to 30 minutes total daily by 7 weeks of age.
There is no evidence to recommend swaddling as a strategy to reduce the risk of SIDS. If infants are swaddled, always place them on their back. Weighted swaddles, weighted clothing or weighted objects on or near the baby are not safe and not recommended.
When an infant exhibits signs of attempting to roll (which usually occurs between 3 to 4 months but may occur earlier), swaddling is no longer appropriate, as it could increase the risk of suffocation if the swaddled infant rolls to the prone position.

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