The importance of Safe Sleep

Jul 10th, 2023

Practicing safe sleep is important to your child’s health and safety. Practicing safe sleep for every nap, and at nighttime, every time your baby sleeps. Safe Sleep practices decreases the risk of accidental suffocation and the risk of SIDS.

ABCs of safe sleep: Alone, on their Back, in their Crib

Dress infants with one layer more than you wear, i.e., footed pajamas and a sleep sack/wearable blanket
Nothing extra in the crib, i.e. pillows, bumpers, blankets, mobiles
Be sure to use a firm mattress with a fitted sheet
Do not leave infants in car seats or swings to sleep
Not smoking around your child as well as using pacifiers can lower the risk of SIDS

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