October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month || NICHQ Resources + Strategies to Improve Infant Mortality Rates
Resources for Parents, Families, and Caregivers
Every new person who learns about safe infant sleep is one more person who can promote safe infant sleep guidelines. Help build collective knowledge across the country by sharing safe infant sleep information using these resources:
Our Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Myths and Facts are translated in 11 different languages!
Health professionals can use this interactive handout and video quiz to engage parents and caregivers in conversations about safe infant sleep and breastfeeding recommendations.
Educating childcare providers about safe sleep practices is essential. In this handout, you’ll learn the definition of SIDS and how to reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, how to create a safe sleep environment, and more.
This helpful guide helps ensure baby registries meet safe sleep recommendations and guidelines.
All families want what’s best for their babies. That’s why it’s vital that health professionals empower families to openly discuss their concerns about safe sleep and breastfeeding recommendations with knowledgeable sources so they can make informed decisions about their caregiving.
Share updated safe sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Watch a recent Healthy Start Ambassador Training by the Healthy Start Technical Assistance and Support Center (TASC) where attendees learned the latest statistics, trends, and practices in safe sleep and risk reduction, including the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment
