The issue ultimately (for me) is that the CDC is not making a science-based recommendation. Lots of things are not proven to be safe, at any level, during pregnancy because we don’t do controlled human-studies (at best we have observational based on self-reports) but are deemed to be acceptable at low levels. A really…

Oh yea- and this is another instance when the evidence is questionable at best for the recommendation. The recommendation originates from when pregnant women need surgery and the resting on back position comes with the risk of stillbirth. However, in the case of sleeping, there is evidence that pregnant women become…