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SIDS risk reduction and safe sleep materials including booklets, handouts, research articles, commentary reviews, curricula and audio-visual resources are listed below. You will find resources developed by the California SIDS Program in addition to those produced by national, state and local organizations. Click on the links below to view the description, download the resource as a PDF or HTML file and/or connect directly to the individual item. All California SIDS Program resources can be downloaded, duplicated and/or distributed without permission. Many of the resources contained in this section are free and can be ordered, viewed and/or copied. Limited quantities of select materials may be requested from the California SIDS Program such as the National Safe to Sleep campaign booklets, tear pads and doorknob hangers. For more information about any of the SIDS risk reduction or safe sleep resources, please call the California SIDS Program toll free at 800-369-SIDS (7437) within California or 916-851-SIDS (7437) or email us at info@californiasids.com.
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Booklets/Brochures
Handouts/Leaflets
Audios/Videos/DVDs
Articles
Curricula
Additional Resources
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Booklets/Brochures
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Back to Sleep is Best For Baby
This multi-fold bilingual brochure by First Candle intended for parents and caregivers emphasizes back to sleep for naps/nighttime and outlines the American of Academy of Pediatrics SIDS risk reduction measures.
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Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play
This brochure by the Academy of Pediatrics points out ways to reduce the risk of SIDS by placing babies on their back and discusses the importance of supervised tummy time for healthy infant development.
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Infant Sleep Position and SIDS: Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers
This 16-page booklet for health care professionals by the National Safe to Sleep (formerly Back to Sleep) Campaign answers common questions about sleep position, safe sleep environment and discusses SIDS and the latest research on the topic.
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Pacifiers and SIDS ~ Reducing the Risk
This multi-fold bilingual brochure by First Candle for parents and caregivers outlines the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for pacifier use for infants up to one year of age.
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Room Sharing is Safer than Bed Sharing
This bilingual multi-fold brochure by First Candle uses colorful illustrations to provide parents and caregivers with information about SIDS and preventing suffocation and accidental infant deaths. The dangers of adult beds for sleeping infants and the importance of a “safe sleep zone” to protect babies while they sleep are also included.
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Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Causes of Infant Death
This 12-page brochure is part of the Safe to Sleep campaign (formerly the Back to Sleep campaign), an effort to educate families and caregivers about reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death. This brochure explains ways parents and caregivers can reduce the risks of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death and provide a safe sleep environment for infants.
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Safe Sleep for Your Grandbaby: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Other Sleep-Related Causes of Infant Death
This Safe to Sleep Campaign brochure explains ways that grandparents can help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related causes of infant death in their grandbabies.
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What Childcare Providers and Others Caregivers Should Know
A California SIDS Program booklet with basic facts about SIDS, including SIDS risk reduction measures, what to expect during SIDS emergencies, and investigations occurring in a childcare setting.
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Handouts/Leaflets
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A Child Care Provider’s Guide to Safe Sleep
This easy-to-read American Academy of Pediatrics two page handout, updated in April 2012, provides child care providers with straightforward information about safe sleep practices as well as information about SIDS.
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A Parents' Guide to Safe Sleep
This American Academy of Pediatrics two page handout, updated in April 2012, outlines safe sleeping practices and includes information about working with child care providers to ensure that safe sleep practices are used both in the home and in child care.
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Back to Sleep for Babies in Foster Care: Every Time, Every Caregiver
This American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) two sided handout provides foster parents and birth parents with safe sleep information and includes a pledge to follow the proper safe sleep practices recommended by AAP.
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Crib Safety Tips
This two page handout by the National Consumer Product Safety Commission outlines infant care practices to follow to reduce the risk of SIDS and prevent suffocation.
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Guidelines For Products Intended for Sleeping Babies
This handout by First Candle addresses common questions that parents have about cribs, cradles, bassinets, co-sleepers and other products intended for babies.
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Helping Baby Back to Sleep
This leaflet by the National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Resource Center offers tips and answers questions to help parents and caregivers create a safe sleeping environment for infants.
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Honor the Past, Learn for the Future: Reduce the Risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (American Indian/Alaska Native)
This single sheet handout by the National Safe to Sleep ( formerly Back to Sleep) campaign is part of the Healthy Native Babies Project and lists ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and targets American Indians and Alaskan Native populations.
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Safe Sleep Environments for Infants: Reducing the Risk of SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
This multipage handout by the California SIDS Program outlines the updated and expanded 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for safe sleep endorsed and adopted by CDPH MCAH for use in California educational outreach activities.
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Safe Sleep for Infants in Child Care Programs: Reducing the Risk of SIDS and SUID
This two page handout by the California Childcare Health Program defines SIDS and sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and outlines the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations which childcare providers should follow to reduce the risk SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths.
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Safe Sleep for Your Baby Around the Clock: Birth to 12 Months
This 4-page leaflet by the National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Resource Center details ways to create a safe sleeping environment for a baby and lists dangerous sleep places.
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Safe Sleep Policy for Infants in Child Care Programs
This two page handout by the California Childcare Health Program is a statement of policies/procedures which should be followed by child care centers to ensure safe sleep practices and environments for infants.
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Safe Sleep: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
This single page fact sheet developed by the California Childcare Health Program is intended for parents and outlines safe sleep practices to lower the risk of SIDS based on the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
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Safe Sleep Saves Lives
This one page handout by First Candle intended for pregnant women covers ten ways to provide an infant with a safe sleep environment to reduce the risk of SIDS and prevent suffocation/accidental infant deaths.
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SIDS and Secondhand Smoke
This one page handout developed by the California SIDS Program and California Smokers’ Helpline discusses the dangers of smoking while pregnant, exposing infants to secondhand smoke and the increased risk for SIDS. The handout comes in a version for the general public and another for health care professionals.
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Soft Bedding May Be Hazardous to Babies
This single page handout by the National Consumer Safety Product Commission outlines recommended safe bedding practices when placing infants less than one year of age to sleep.
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Tummy Time for Infants
This two page handout from the California Childcare Health Program points out the importance of placing infants on their stomach when supervised and awake. Colorful photos demonstrate tips for making tummy time more interesting.
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What does a safe sleep environment look like? Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Other Sleep-Related Causes of Infant Death
This single page handout is part of the NICHD Safe to Sleep campaign and outlines the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep recommendations. The handout shows a safe sleep environment for infants and explains ways parents and caregivers can reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant deaths.
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Your Guide to New Crib Standards
This one page handout outlines the newly issued federal requirements effective June 28, 2011 for cribs sold in the US and the new standards for cribs in child care facilities and family child care homes which take effect on December 28, 2012.
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Audios/Videos/DVDs
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Babies Sweating During Sleep
This one minute audio segment by the American Academy of Pediatrics discusses the appropriate room temperature and bedding for babies to prevent overheating while sleeping.
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CPSC Advises Parents "Use Extra Caution with Infant Carrier Slings"
This Consumer Product Safety Commission video (2:46 minutes) is a companion resource to the November 2010 CPSC safety alert which warns of situations in which infant slings/wraps can pose a risk of serious harm and offers safety tips for their use.
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Hot Topics in Infant Safe Sleep
This interactive 2011 video series by the National SUID Centers provides a broad and in-depth look at infant sleep moderated and supplemented by Dr Rachel Moon, a leading SIDS researcher. This podcast is organized into six segments and includes an accompanying script.
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Infant Safe Sleep
This six minute video developed by Tomorrow’s Child Michigan uses health professionals to discuss the safest sleeping environments for infants to reduce SIDS and prevent other unintentional infant deaths/injuries.
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Infant Safe Sleep Family Voices in Spanish
This six minute Spanish language video developed by Tomorrow’s Child Michigan includes a SIDS mother and emphasizes the importance of putting babies to sleep safely.
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Most Babies Who Died from SIDS Exposed to at Least One Risk Factor
This five minute online public TV interview features Dr. Henry Krous, lead researcher from Rady Children's Hospital and Kitty Roche, PHN/SIDS Coordinator both from San Diego, discussing newly published (Journal of Pediatrics April 2012) research findings which support the need for Back To Sleep education to avoid multiple and simultaneous SIDS risks.
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Multicultural Family Voices: Infant Safe Sleep
This five minute multicultural video developed by Tomorrow’s Child Michigan uses medical experts to discuss ways to reduce SIDS. Family members share their SIDS loss and explain how caregivers/parents can create a safe sleeping environment.
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New Research into Sudden Infant Death: Unraveling the Mystery
This 90 minute webinar hosted by the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP) and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) in May 2010 features two leading researchers. Dr. Henry Krous discusses the role of the postmortem evaluation in research and Dr. Hannah Kinney presents the latest research linking serotonergic deficiencies to SIDS.
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Rock a Bye Baby, Now Safely Lay Me Down to Sleep: Infant Suffocation Deaths in the Sleep Environment
This 90 minute archived webinar covers the scope of infant deaths from suffocation; data from the National SUID Case Registry and child death review teams; and provides examples of community based safe sleep and suffocation prevention programs.
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Safe Sleep for Babies
This on line video intended for new and expectant parents, was released in November 2010 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Keeping Babies Safe and the New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Joan Lunden moderates this video aimed at reducing deaths and injuries associated with unsafe sleeping environments.
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Safe Sleep for Your Baby
This 10-minute video is part of the Safe to Sleep campaign (formerly the Back to Sleep campaign). The video portrays what a safe sleep environment looks like and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death. This item can be obtained from NICHD and is available as a DVD.
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Safe Sleep Saves Lives
This on line video by First Candle intended for parents and caregivers explains in simple and easy to understand terms why safe sleep is important in preventing infant deaths.
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SIDS and Misshapen Skulls
This one minute audio segment by the American Academy of Pediatrics points out the importance of supervised tummy time when baby is awake and offers suggestions to keep the back of a baby's head from getting flat.
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SIDS in Child Care
This one minute audio segment by the American Academy of Pediatrics reminds parents to inform all caregivers to place their baby on his/her back to sleep.
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Articles
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Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (pdf 486kb)
This article published in Addiction Research Report September 2010 presents findings that suggest alcohol consumption may be a risk factor for SIDS and discusses the importance of caretakers following the American Academy of Pediatrics risk reduction guidelines.
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Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Commentary Reviews (pdf 116kb)
Dr. Thomas G. Keens and Dr. Henry Krous offer their expert medical opinions about alcohol consumption as a risk factor for SIDS and the findings presented in the September 2010 edition of Addiction Research Report.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement ~ SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment
This published statement released in October 2011 by the AAP replaces the 2005 SIDS risk reduction recommendations and expands the guidelines to address other sleep related infant deaths including suffocation, asphyxia and entrapment. This policy accompanies the detailed 2011 AAP Technical Report on SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Technical Report ~ SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment
This technical report by the AAP released in October 2011 describes the scientific rationale for updating and expanding the 2005 SIDS risk reduction recommendations. Based on published research findings, this report accompanies the revised 2011 AAP Policy Statement on SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths.
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Bacterial infections and SIDS (pdf 138kb)
This published research article from the May 2008 edition of Lancet (6 pages) examines whether infections may play a role in sudden unexpected death in infancy.
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Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in Sudden Infant Death (pdf 35kb)
Henry F. Krous, MD provides a commentary review of the February 3, 2010 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article in which low serotonin levels in the brainstem are reportedly linked to SIDS.
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Chiropractic Care and SIDS (pdf 40kb)
This one page commentary by Dr. Thomas G. Keens is a response to the false claims that chiropractic treatment of babies may prevent SIDS.
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Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
This article published in the Journal of Pediatrics March 2009 Vol. 123, No. 3 details The German Study of Sudden Infant Death which shows that breastfeeding reduced the risk of SIDS in over 50% of all ages during infancy.
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Deaths and Injuries Attributed to Infant Bumper Pads (pdf 320kb)
This article published in the Journal of Pediatrics September 2007, Vol.151 summarizes the database from 1985 to 2005 of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to document deaths/injuries of infants attributed to bumper pads and concludes that bumper pads should be not be used.
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Do Pacifiers Reduce the Risk of SIDS? A Meta-analysis
This article published in the November 2005, Pediatrics Vol. 116. No. 5, summarizes data which quantifies and evaluates the protective effects of pacifiers against SIDS and makes recommendations on the use of pacifiers to reduce the risk of SIDS.
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Infant Apnea Monitors for Siblings of SIDS Victims (pdf 50kb)
Dr. Thomas G. Keens provides an overview of the scientific findings and current recommendations concerning the use of infant home monitors for SIDS siblings.
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Infant Sleep Environments Depicted in Magazines Targeted to Women of Childbearing Age
This nine page article from the August 17, 2009 online edition of Pediatrics discusses how women of child bearing age are targeted in magazines with messages that are inconsistent with the current safe sleep/risk reduction recommendations.
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Infant Sleep Positioners Pose Suffocation Risk
This consumer alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission in September 2010 warns parents and caregivers not to put babies in sleep positioning products due to the risk of suffocation.
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Medical Reviews on SIDS and Hearing Loss (pdf 23kb)
Dr. Thomas G. Keens and Dr. Henry Krous provide feedback on the published article from the July 2007 edition of Early Human Development which explores screening newborns for hearing loss and its significance in SIDS.
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Plan Now for October SIDS Awareness Month (pdf 115kb)
This one page article by the California SIDS Program provides a variety of suggestions and activities for promoting October SIDS Awareness Month and risk reduction outreach at the local level.
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Qualitative Analysis of Beliefs and Perceptions about SIDS in African American Mothers: Implications for Safe Sleep Recommendations (pdf 142kb)
This article published in the July 2010 Journal of Pediatrics Vol.157. No.1, discusses the beliefs and perceptions of African American mothers concerning the American Academy of Pediatrics risk reduction messages and the implications for safe sleep education.
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Recent Study Shows Increased Suffocation Deaths (pdf 25kb)
This review by Dr. Thomas G. Keens discusses a 2009 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which examined infant deaths from 1984-2004 due to accidental suffocation and strangulation.
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Review of Bacterial Infections and SIDS (pdf 30kb)
Dr. Thomas G. Keens comments on a research study published in May 2008 out of London, England which indicates there may be a link between bacteria and SIDS.
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Review of Fan Use and the Risk of SIDS (pdf 33kb)
Three California physicians (Drs. Keens, Krous and Ariagno) who are renowned SIDS researchers comment on Dr. De-Kun Li's October 2008 epidemiological study concerning the use of fans and the risk of SIDS.
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Risk Factor Changes for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome After Initiation of Back-To-Sleep Campaign
This article published in the Journal of Pediatrics April 2012, Vol. 129 No. 4, examines the prevalence and pattern of multiple risk factors based on 568 SIDS cases in San Diego County from 1991 to 2008.
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Safe Infant Sleep Recommendations on the Internet: Let's Google It
This August 2012 article published in the Journal of Pediatrics examines the accuracy of infant sleep safety information available on the Web using Google, the leading Internet search engine.
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SIDS and Hearing Loss (pdf 104kb)
This five page published research article from the July 2007 edition of Early Human Development discusses the evaluation of newborn hearing screening tests of infants later diagnosed with SIDS.
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Surgeon General’s Report on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (pdf 16kb)
Dr. Thomas G. Keens analyzes the June 2006 Surgeon General’s Report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, and comments on the report’s statement that environmental tobacco smoke is a cause of SIDS.
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Use of Fans During Sleep and the Risk of SIDS (pdf 83kb)
This six page published research article is from the October 2008 edition of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and studies the relation between room ventilation during sleep and the risk of SIDS.
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US Infant Mortality Attributable to Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation (pdf 309kb)
This published article from Pediatrics February 2009 Vol. 123, is a research study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which examines infant deaths from 1984-2004 due to accidental suffocation and strangulation.
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Curricula
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Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: A Resource Kit for Reducing SIDS in African American Communities
This information kit, part of the Safe to Sleep (formerly Back to Sleep) campaign, includes materials and resources for conducting community based training sessions on ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in African American communities. It includes 15, 30 and 60 minute training modules, background material on SIDS, resources, brochures, magnets and doorknob hangers.
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Continuing Education Program on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk Reduction: Curriculum for Nurses
This free continuing education (CE) program on SIDS risk reduction for nurses was developed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as part of the Safe to Sleep (formerly Back to Sleep) campaign. This course can be taken online or viewed, downloaded or ordered as a booklet. Upon completion of the course nurses can receive1.1 CE credit hours.
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Healthy Native Babies Project Workbook Packet
This packet, part of the NICHD Safe to Sleep Campaign, includes the Healthy Native Babies Project Workbook ( 75 pages), Healthy Actions for Native Babies Handout, Toolkit disk, and Toolkit User Guide. This resource describes ways to reduce the risk for SIDS among American Indian/Alaska Native babies.
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Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care
Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care Speaker’s Kit, this free course is designed to educate everyone who cares for babies. The one hour module outlines ways to reduce SIDS and other sleep related deaths and is available 24/7 as an on line web based course.
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Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care Speaker’s Kit
This American Academy of Pediatrics speaker's kit is a tool that can be used by healthcare professionals, public health educators, child care providers, or just about anyone to educate their community about SIDS in child care. It includes a free downloadable PowerPoint presentation and speaker's notes which can be copied for educational purposes.
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The SIDS/Infant Death Manual and Trainer’s Guide
This free online manual and training guide for professionals is an adaptation of the document published in 2006 by the US Department of Health and Human Services MCH Bureau. Updated and expanded materials reflect the latest research theories and prevailing sudden unexpected infant death prevention practices as well as support for families with the loss of a child.
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Toolkit for Community Health Providers: Engaging Ethnic Media to Inform Communities about Safe Infant Sleep
This resource from the National Center for Cultural Competence provides some guidance on how to engage ethnic media so that you can make the greatest impact through your outreach activities. The focus of the toolkit is on strategies to help you reach those communities most at risk for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) - African-Americans; Hispanics/Latinos, particularly Puerto Ricans; and Native Americans - but the principles shared can be applied when reaching out to media in any community.
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Additional Resources
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Babies Sleep on Their Backs Here Mini- Poster
A multi-colored 8 ½ x 11" notice by the California SIDS Program to remind childcare providers to place babies on their backs to sleep.
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Model Behavior Poster
This free wall poster developed by First Candle and the National SIDS and Infant Death Program Support Center demonstrates ways nurses can role model the recommended SIDS risk reduction measures to patients/caregivers.
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Safe Sleep for Your Baby Door Hanger
This hanger by the Safe to Sleep (formerly Back to Sleep) Campaign is designed for a doorknob and shows a safe sleep environment and lists ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant deaths.
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Safe Sleeping Practices for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Sample Policy and Procedure
These guidelines by First Candle and the National SIDS and Infant Death Support Center target nurses in neonatal intensive care units and well baby nurseries and outline interventions and patient education for supine sleeping position and safe sleeping.
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Safe Sleeping Practices for the Well Baby Nursery Sample Policy and Procedure
These guidelines by First Candle and the National SIDS and Infant Death Support Center target nurses caring for infants in the Well Baby Unit. This resource outlines interventions to promote a safe sleep environment through model behavior and educating parent/caregivers about ways to reduce SIDS prior to discharge.
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Safe to Sleep Campaign Materials Order Form
This single-page order form lists and describes all of the free materials available through the Safe to Sleep (formerly the Back to Sleep) campaign.
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