{"id":34705,"date":"2026-06-15T11:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/2026\/06\/15\/health-officials-sound-the-alarm-on-tiktok-sleep-trends-for-infants-in-indy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:19:03","slug":"health-officials-sound-the-alarm-on-tiktok-sleep-trends-for-infants-in-indy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/2026\/06\/15\/health-officials-sound-the-alarm-on-tiktok-sleep-trends-for-infants-in-indy\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Officials Sound the Alarm on TikTok Sleep Trends for Infants in Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Health Officials Warn Against Co-Sleeping Trends on Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>In recent times, TikTok has become a popular platform for parents sharing their experiences, including the growing trend of co-sleeping with infants. While these videos often gather lots of views and likes, health experts in Indianapolis are sounding the alarm about the dangers of this practice.<\/p>\n<p>Shanaya Macon, who directs Maternal and Child Health at the Marion County Public Health Department, has expressed serious concerns about the safety of co-sleeping. She noted an increase in videos where parents share beds with their babies or even let siblings join in.<\/p>\n<p>Macon emphasized, &#8220;These practices are extremely unsafe and contribute to infant mortality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Marion County health department reported that around 17% of infant deaths in 2023 were categorized as Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID), which refers to fatalities occurring before a child&#8217;s first birthday without an evident cause. Such cases can include accidental suffocation during sleep.<\/p>\n<p>To help prevent these heartbreaking incidents, health officials recommend the following safe sleep guidelines for parents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Babies should always sleep alone in their own crib.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the crib clear of pillows, stuffed animals, and other items.<\/li>\n<li>Babies should be placed on their backs for sleep to ensure proper breathing.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid using loose blankets; instead, opt for sleep sacks, which provide a safer sleeping environment.<\/li>\n<li>Parents can foster bonding by sleeping in the same room but not in the same bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on safe sleep practices, parents are encouraged to visit the Indiana Department of Health&#8217;s resource page. <\/p>\n<p>This warning aims to inform and protect the well-being of infants, ensuring parents have the knowledge they need for safe sleep practices.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Officials Warn Against Co-Sleeping Trends on Social Media In recent times, TikTok has become a popular platform for parents sharing their experiences, including the growing trend of co-sleeping with infants. While these videos often gather lots of views and likes, health experts in Indianapolis are sounding the alarm about the dangers of this practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}