Safe Sleep Public Service Announcement kidsfirst.in.gov (30 second video)
If you still want to stay close to your child, have your infant sleep in his/her crib or on a separate sleep surface that is appropriate for your child in your room. There are a number of resources where cribs can be accessed for families in need:
Indiana State Department of Health:
Additional resources:
Crib Safety:
- Safe Sleep for Babies, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, (12-minute video)
- How to buy a crib, updated April 2016 (Babycenter)
- Hazards and Recalls (KeepingBabiesSafe)
| Never sleep with your baby. If your baby falls asleep in your arms, enjoy the sleeping baby and stay awake! If you become sleepy, place the baby in his/her crib or some other safe, firm sleeping surface on their back. Remember when putting you baby down, the following items can suffocate your baby: |
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Additional Information:
- Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep
- Cosleeping and Your Baby, Kids Health
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Kids Health
- Safe Sleep for Babies, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (poster)
- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)