ABC’s of Safe Sleep for Your Baby
There are about 3,400 sleep-related deaths among US babies every year. 1,436 babies died due to sleep‐related causes in Michigan from 2010-2019. Between 2010 and 2017, there were 254 sleep-related infant deaths in Detroit, Michigan. Most sleep‐related deaths are preventable. Babies sleep safest when they sleep Alone, on their Backs in a bare Crib. See the Figure below. Babies should not sleep with pillows, no blankets, no toys, and the environment should be smoke-free. Create a safe sleep environment and protect your baby from sleep-related infant deaths.
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/features/baby-safe-sleep/
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Folder4/Folder27/Folder3/Folder127/Folder2/Folder227/Folder1/Folder327/Sleep-Related_Infant_Death_Infographic.pdf?rev=59f86f77532a483ab41780cef6b51410&hash=870EEC4BF1F4E31DA3E0B4E86905F45E
https://www.mifrp.org/wp-content/uploads/SRD-Fact-Sheet_City-of-Detroit.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/safe-sleep2/safe-sleep-for-your-baby