ABC’s of Safe Sleep

A is for ALONE – Baby should always sleep alone, not with an adult, or other children or babies, and without any other items in the sleep space.

B is for BACK – Always place your baby on their back on a firm, flat surface to sleep, for naps and at night.

C is for CRIB – Baby should always sleep in a safe crib or play yard, or other approved safe sleep environment, in the same room and within reach of the caregiver.

National Resources

National Institutes of Health – Safe to Sleep

Healthy Native Babies Project – NIH

Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep – NIH

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Safe Sleep for Babies

National Institutes of Health SIDS Awareness Toolkit

NIH Safe to Sleep Materials Order Form (PDF)

Charlie’s Kids Books Order Form

Airway Animation – Cribs for Kids

New Mexico Resources

ECECD Home Visiting Safe Sleep Baby Kit

SafeSleepNM.org (coming soon!)

Safe Sleep Training Video – UNM CDD

UNM School of Medicine – Safe Sleep Program

NM DOH – Maternal Child Health SUID Information

NM DOH – Maternal Child Health Safe Sleep Training

Regulations and Research

American Academy of Pediatrics:

https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/safe-sleep/

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/sleep/Pages/A-Parents-Guide-to-Safe-Sleep.aspx

Consumer Product Safety Commission:

https://www.cpsc.gov/SafeSleep

https://www.cpsc.gov/Business–Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Bassinets-and-Cradles