Editing SIDS (section)

===Bedding===
Product safety experts advise against using pillows, overly soft mattresses, sleep positioners, bumper pads (crib bumpers), stuffed animals, or fluffy bedding in the crib, and recommend instead dressing the child warmly and keeping the crib "naked."<ref>{{cite web  |title=What Can Be Done?  |publisher=American SIDS Institute  |url=http://www.sids.org/nprevent.htm  |url-status=dead  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621224728/http://www.sids.org/nprevent.htm  |archive-date=2003-06-21  }}</ref>

Due to the obvious dangers, experts have also warned that blankets or other clothing should not be placed over a baby's head.<ref name=AAP2016Guid>{{cite journal | vauthors = Moon RY, Darnall RA, Feldman-Winter L, Goodstein MH, Hauck FR | collaboration = Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | title = SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 138 | issue = 5 | pages = e20162938 | date = November 2016 | pmid = 27940804 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2016-2938 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

The use of a "[[Sleeping bag#Infant use|baby sleep bag]]" or "sleep sack", a soft bag with holes for the baby's arms and head, can be used as a type of bedding that warms the baby without covering its head.<ref name="aap_sacks">{{cite web |title=The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk |publisher=[[American Academy of Pediatrics]] |access-date=2008-11-06 |url=http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;116/5/1245#SEC15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203234922/http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics%3B116/5/1245#SEC15 |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}</ref>