A health expert and CEO of Samolus Agrovet Services Limited, Dr Bayo Olufunwa, has underscored the importance of parents placing their new born babies to sleep face up and not on their stomachs. He said there are lots of dangers associated with babies sleeping on the stomach especially when it is for a long period of time. He gave this hint at a media chat as part of activities to commemorate his 70th birthday anniversary in Lagos. According to him, so many babies below five months and who are healthy have died in their sleep without people knowing that the cause is wrong sleeping position. Sleeping on the stomach, he said, could be very stressful for a baby, especially when he\she is left in that position for a long time unlike when sleeping facing up.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 30, 2020 03:56 UTC