Don't Wake Up to a Tragedy
Did you know? Every 5 days, a baby in Arizona suffocates while sleeping.
Talking to parents about the risks of sleep suffocation and the use of safe sleep practices has been shown to reduce sleep-related deaths. Encourage parents to:
- Share a room, not a bed
- Lay baby down to sleep in a crib or bassinet for every sleep
- Don't sleep with your baby
- Don't let your baby sleep in a crowded crib
- Place babies on their back every time, at night and for naps
- Give babies space to breathe - no pillows, bumpers, blankets or toys
The materials in this toolkit can be used to help ensure that no other parent in Arizona
wakes up to a tragedy.
Poster
AzAAP provides free posters to providers, practices, and hospitals, to encourage parents to practice safe sleep and prevent sleep-related tragedies. Request printed posters from leadership@azaap.org or download the digital version below.
Parent Pledge Form
Parent pledge forms encourage parents to make a commitment to using infant safe sleep practices. These pledge forms can be distributed at every well child visit to aid in the discussion about safe sleep.
Home Safety Checklist
A quick and easy take-home resource for parents to reinforce safe sleep practices. This checklist encourage parents to have their baby sleep alone, on their back, in a crib in their own separate sleep space.