A 9-month-old with its neck caught in the band of a sleep tent. Marshall said the family had been educated about the risks of cot death and the safe sleep philosophy - no bed sharing and being put on their back to sleep - and urged people to follow these guidelines to "make every sleep a safe sleep". In June, Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame held an inquest into the death of a 9-month-old baby who became caught in a sleeping tent. SAFE SLEEPING:-Put baby to sleep on their back with their feet at the end of their cot or basinet so they can't wriggle down under the blankets. -If you choose to share your bed with your baby, keep them safe by putting them beside you in their own baby bed, like a Pēpi-pod.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 19, 2021 15:41 UTC