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Safe to Sleep®

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: 2022

Workgroups: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup

The National Institute of Health’s Safe to Sleep® campaign promotes evidenced-based strategies to help lower the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death. The Safe to Sleep® webpage offers information for parents and caregivers, as well as resources for health care professionals. 

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the rate of infant deaths — MICH‑02
LHI label
Improving
Increase the proportion of infants who are put to sleep on their backs — MICH‑14
Improving

Suggested Citation

1.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (n.d.). Safe to Sleep. Retrieved from https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/.