The nurse is assessing a small-for-gestational-age newborn who had an older sibling who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which should the nurse include in the newborns plan of care based on these data?

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The risk of SIDS is increased in siblings of infants who died from SIDS. The nurse should encourage safe sleep practices, including placing the newborn in a crib with a tight-fitting, firm mattress without any soft bedding or toys. The newborn should also be placed on their back to sleep. Co-sleeping or placing the newborn on their abdomen to sleep increases the risk of SIDS.

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