Babies covered with blankets while asleep risk suffocation, paediatricians warn

Babies covered with blankets while asleep risk suffocation, paediatricians warn

Paediatricians have warned that covering babies with blankets increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, a tragic phenomenon, where a healthy infant dies unexpectedly. The specialists also warned that obstructing a baby’s airways with pillows, toys, shawls, or other materials could be fatal within four minutes. This, they said, contributed to the global burden

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