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Infant Safe Sleep

  • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)
  • Sudden Infant Death (SIDS)
  • Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB)

Family and healthcare provider education on infant safe sleep and breastfeeding

  • Safe sleep guidelines and how to explain them to families
  • Proper use of infant products
  • The importance of community-based outreach to families

Health inequities in the rates of SUID and stillbirth and contributing issues

Bereavement and infant loss

HEADLINES

Building Approaches to Address Racial Disparities in Georgia Infant Mortality Rates

Understanding the Obstacles and Influences in Adopting Infant Safe Sleep Practices

Opinion: SIDS awareness is not just about infant sleep

FDA’s balancing act on baby products

Babies will continue to die during sleep despite new regulations on sleep products, child advocates fear

Cozy images of plush toys and blankets counter messaging on safe infant sleep

We oppose withdrawal from the WHO

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