Safe Sleep
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Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that around 3,400 babies in the U.S. die every year while sleeping, often from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or from accidental suffocation or strangulation.
Targeted outreach week: October 24-30, 2022
Suggested hashtag: #SafeSleep
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National Experts on Safe Sleep
Prevent Child Injury offers members access to spokespeople selected for their knowledge on injury prevention topics. These experts are available to speak to media and other interested parties.
#ClearTheCrib Safe Sleep Webinar
Title: #ClearTheCrib Safe Sleep Webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Moderator: Rachel Moon, MD, University of Virginia
Lorena Kaplan, MPH, Safe to Sleep Campaign, National Institutes of Health
Rebecca Carlin, MD, Columbia University
Barb Himes, CD, First Candle
Jonathan Midgett, PHD, United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
Safe Sleep PROJECT MATERIALS
These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury to help spread the key messages on infant safe sleep. Please feel free to use these materials as needed. Most of these materials can be co-branded with your organization’s logo.
Safe Sleep RESOURCES
These materials were created by members or other trusted sources.
National Websites, Toolkits, & Campaigns
BROCHURES, FACT SHEETS, & FLYERS
Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe – Vermont Dept. of Health
Safe Sleep for Babies Flyer – CPSC*
Safe Sleep for Your Baby Brochure – NICHD*
Safe Sleep for Baby When Away from Home – Louisiana Department of Health (PDF)
Graphics & Posters
Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe – Vermont Dept. of Health
The ABCs of Safe Sleep – Illinois DCFS
What is the safest way for babies to sleep? – HealthyChildren
Infographics & Interactive Tools
A Super Dad’s Quick Guide to Infant Safe Sleep – WIN Network
Is Your Baby Sleeping Safely? – American Baby
Prescription for Safe Sleep (PDF) – Ohio Chapter, AAP*
Safe Sleep for Your Baby – NICHD*
Safe Sleep Recommendations – Mono County Health Dept.
The Grandparent’s Guide to Infant Safe Sleep – WIN Network
Webpages & Blogs
A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep for Babies – Parents Magazine
Inclined Sleepers and Other Baby Registry Items to Avoid – HealthyChildren
Safe Sleep for Babies – CDC*
Safe Sleep for Your Baby – March of Dimes
Safe Sleep: Charlie’s Story – HealthyChildren
VIDEOS
Crib Safety: Part 1 – CIRP*
Infant Safe Sleep PSA – Columbus Department of Public Health/Franklin County Infant Safe Sleep Task Force
Safe Sleep and SIDS – Florida Dept. of Health
Think Bare is Best! – CPSC*
Reports & Data
Paternal Perception of Infant Sleep Risks and Safety – Injury Epidemiology
Stock Photographs Do Not Comply With Infant Safe Sleep Guidelines – Clinical Pediatrics
*List of Abbreviations
AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics
AJPH: American Journal of Public Health
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIRP: Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
CPSC: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
CSN: Children’s Safety Network
KID: Kids in Danger
NCEMCH: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
NICHD: National Institute for Child Health and Human Development
NICHQ: National Institute for Children’s Health Quality
SKW: Safe Kids Worldwide
* Links to other organizations found on this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by Prevent Child Injury, and none should be inferred. Prevent Child Injury is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links.