MDH: Each year, approximately 50 otherwise healthy Minnesota babies die of sleep-related unintentional injuries while ...

The parents of a baby who was killed at a nursery are calling for mandatory safe sleep training to be introduced in all nurseries, among a raft of other safety measures. Nine-month-old Genevieve ...

WELL, IN TODAY’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR SLEEP TRAINING YOUR BABY. IT’S THE PROCESS OF TEACHING YOUR CHILD TO SELF-SOOTHE AND THEN SLEEP THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. ASHANTI WOODS SAYS THERE ...

Using email and text messages to remind new mothers of the importance of safe sleep practices for infants improves adherence to those practices, a study has shown. Mothers who received the mobile ...

LANSING, Mich. — Six West Michigan emergency response agencies are now certified in safe sleep practices. In 2022, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) launched a program to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) will soon be recognized by the state health department for their efforts to protect infants. GRFD says they responded to 14 baby deaths in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's Department of Human Services (DHS) will expand training for foster parents after a 4-month-old infant died face-down in a padded bassinet, according to a state investigation ...

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The New Mexico Department of Health is offering free Pack 'N Play portable cribs to parents and caregivers with children under the age of 2 as part of the "Safe Sleep Campaign."This initiative aims to ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the age at which a child can safely sleep with a "bedtime buddy" like a stuffed animal. From personal parenting philosophies to new products ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rainbow Fleet Child Care Resource Referral and Shepard’s Watch are partnering with St. Luke’s Child Care Center to offer a free infant safe sleep training in September, in recognition ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Fire Department was presented with an ‘Infant Safe Sleep’ certification by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday. It is the ...