What is the safe sleep campaign?
The Safe to Sleep® campaign, formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign, focuses on actions you and others can take to help your baby sleep safely and to reduce your baby’s risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death.
What age does safe sleep end?
A firm sleep surface helps reduce the risk of SIDS and suffocation. Keep your baby’s sleep area (for example, a crib or bassinet) in the same room where you sleep until your baby is at least 6 months old, or ideally, until your baby is one year old.
What are the guidelines for safe sleep?
Other recommended safe sleep practices today include eliminating hazards, such as keeping blankets, pillows, bumper pads, and soft toys out of the sleep area. Recommendations also include room sharing but not bed sharing.
Is SIDS caused by sleeping on tummy?
Why Is Stomach Sleeping Dangerous? SIDS is more likely among babies placed on their stomachs to sleep than among those sleeping on their backs. Babies also should not be placed on their sides to sleep. A baby can easily roll from a side position onto the belly during sleep.
Is SIDS sleep related?
Approximately 3500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), ill-defined deaths, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed.
Can 2 year old suffocate in crib?
2 Toddlers who sleep in a bed that is close to a wall may sometimes roll off the bed and become pinned in the tight space between the bed and wall, which increases the risk of suffocation. Heavy bed coverings also can contribute to an unsafe situation by blocking a child’s breathing passage, resulting in suffocation.
How long do you practice safe sleep?
The American Academy of Pediatrics now says babies should sleep in their parent’s room for the first 6 months, or better yet, until their first birthday. New statistics say room-sharing can lower the risk of SIDS by as much as 50%.
Are pack and plays safe for sleep?
For the most part, a pack ‘n play comes ready-made as a safe sleeping place for your baby. You likely don’t need to make any adjustments to turn it into a safe environment, since it already is one. “As long as it meets the latest consumer product safety ratings, I’m okay with it [for sleep],” says Dr.
How do I become a safe sleep consultant?
how it works
- Register online.
- Take the Safe Sleep Training – Once you pass the quiz at the end of the training, you will be awarded a certificate.
- Spread the Infant Safe Sleep Message to your clients, friends, family, or community members.