Safe Infant Sleep

The Texas Health & Human Services has released a new webpage with Safe Infant Sleep Information including:

  • Steps you can take to ensure safe infant sleep.
  • Facts on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
  • How to create a safe infant sleep area
  • Answers to Common Safe Infant Sleep Questions
  • Information on how breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS

The information provided on this new webpage is for parents, grandparents and other family, child care providers and babysitters, and other caregivers.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH) also has a list of Ways to Reduce Baby's Risk while sleeping.