Parents drugging babies for sleep warned of fatal side effectsParents are being warned not to medicate their babies to improve their sleep. Baby Sleep Consultant founder Emma Purdue said one of her sleep consultants had noticed the issue recently and expressed concern. Desperate parents seeking a quick fix to their baby's sleep issues are being warned against resorting to drugs. One Christchurch-based pharmacist said she often had parents asking her about using the pharmacist-only medicine as a way to help their baby sleep better. Purdue had also heard of parents giving their babies the sleep hormone melatonin, which she said could disrupt the brain's production of its own natural sleep hormones.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2016 22:00 UTC