Purpose

The Safe Sleep Program focuses on actions you and others can take to help babies sleep safely and to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and other sleep-related causes of infant death like suffocation. Learning about SIDS and safe sleep practices for babies is important for all caregivers, not just for parents, but also for grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, childcare providers, and anyone else who might care for babies.