20 Years of Protecting Infants During Sleep

NICHD Director Dr. Alan Guttmacher recently published an article in the Huffington Post about the Institute’s efforts to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and promote safe infant sleep.

In the article, he highlighted the NICHD’s research activities related to SIDS and the contributions of the NICHD-led Safe to Sleep® campaign, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. He also talked about how SIDS has affected his own family.

Read the article: 20 Years of Protecting Infants During Sleep.

More Information from NICHD

• Safe to Sleep® campaign website
  • Campaign materials
• NICHD news releases related to SIDS
• Previous Spotlights on SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Causes of Infant Death:
  • October is SIDS Awareness Month
  • NICHD Blogs about Safe Infant Sleep on Parents.com
  • Let’s Talk About SIDS
  • Beyond Back Sleeping
  • Safe to Sleep® Campaign Launches Website
  • Getting Safe Infant Sleep Messages into Native Communities
  • NICHD and Its Collaborators Launch Expanded Infant Mortality Awareness Campaign
• Related A-Z Topics:
  • Breastfeeding and Breast Milk
  • Infant Care and Infant Health
  • Pre-Pregnancy Care and Prenatal Care
  • Pregnancy
  • Preterm Labor and Birth
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Related Podcasts:
  • NICHD October/November podcast promotes safe sleep environment for infants
  • Researchers discuss increase in percentage of infants who share bed with adult or child

Originally Posted: November 13, 2014

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