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Safety Tips for Sleeping Babies
If your baby is under 12 months old, you can
help prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome),
suffocation, and strangulation by following these
three tips:
- Place your baby to sleep on his or her back.
- Remove all soft bedding from the crib.
- Put your baby to sleep in a safe crib.
Why follow these tips?
- Babies who sleep on their backs have a much
lower risk of dying from SIDS and suffocation.
African American babies die from SIDS at more
than twice the rate of other babies.
- A baby can suffocate from soft bedding in a
crib. Be sure to remove all pillows, quilts,
comforters, and sheepskins from your crib.
- A safe crib is the best place for your baby
to sleep. Make sure your crib has:
 no
missing or broken hardware and slats no more
than 2 3/8" apart
no
corner posts over 1/16" high
no
cutout designs in the headboard or footboard
a
firm, tight-fitting mattress
a
safety certification seal (on new cribs)
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