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SIDS Awareness Month 2025
SIDS Awareness Month Promote safe sleep and reduce the risk of SIDS October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. Help us spread the word about safe sleep practices, help educate families about prevention strategies, and support families that have been impacted by SIDS. Educating Families & Reducing Risks Preventing Sleep-Related Infant Mortality Sudden…
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National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
This August, we join the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee in recognizing National Breastfeeding Month.
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A New Era in Infant Survival
Join NICHQ and Safe Kids Worldwide for an interactive webinar held in recognition of SIDS Awareness Month, on October 23, 2025, at 2 PM EDT. The third and final webinar in the NICHQ’s National Community Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Initiative, “A New Era in Infant Survival: Recognizing the True Value of Community-Centered Initiatives,” will focus on the importance of community involvement and its power to drive improved health outcomes, increased awareness of infant care practices, and stronger social networks that advocate for birthing families and infant health.
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Promoting Safe Infant Sleep
Join the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) and Safe Kids Worldwide for our upcoming webinar, “Promoting Safe Infant Sleep: Relying on Communities’ Capabilities to Get the Word Out,” scheduled for August 28, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
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Principles for Community-Centered Safe Sleep Campaigns
Following these 10 Principles for Community-Centered Safe Sleep Campaigns will help ensure organizations authentically engage community members to create a unified and impactful message about infant safe sleep practices that resonates with families.
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Keeping Our Babies Safe
Join NICHQ and Safe Kids Worldwide for an upcoming webinar featuring maternal and child health experts and community advocates who will share their experience and strategies for promoting infant safe sleep
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NAPPSS-IIN Public Media National Action Team Activity: Safe Infant Sleep Registry
Introduction Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), or sleep-related infant death, is the single leading cause of death for infants between 1 month and 1 year of age. Every year, about 3,500 healthy babies die in their sleep, and their families suffer the devastating heartbreak of losing a child. Many of these deaths can be prevented….
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Safe Sleep 101
Welcome to NICHQ’s official guide to ensuring safe infant sleep! Here you’ll find strategies and interactive resources to promote safe infant sleep recommendations, along with lessons learned to empower health professionals, community advocates, and families across the country to be champions of safe sleep.
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Community infant safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion and population level-outcomes: A mixed methods study
Study on community-level strategies and state-level outcomes for infant safe sleep & breastfeeding.
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Maternity Care Clinicians’ Experiences Promoting Infant Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Explore clinicians’ perceptions & experiences promoting safe sleep & breastfeeding during COVID-19.
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