Webinars To Promote Safe Infant Sleep and Resources on Pregnancy and Infant Loss

In recognition of October’s designation as Safe Sleep/Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month, the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) is hosting a three-part on-demand webinar series as part of the National Community Partnership To Promote Safe Sleep Initiative.

• Webinar #1: “Keeping Our Babies Safe: Working Together to Reduce Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)” features maternal and child health experts and community advocates who share their experience and strategies for promoting safe infant sleep. Click here to register for the on-demand webinar
• Webinar #2: “Promoting Safe Infant Sleep: Relying on Communities’ Capabilities To Get the Word Out” focuses on the importance of leveraging the strengths and resources of local communities to boost awareness about safe sleep practices for infants. Click here to register for the on-demand webinar
• Webinar #3: “A New Era in Infant Survival: Recognizing the Value of Community-Centered Safe Sleep Initiatives” focuses 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. Click here to register for the on-demand webinar

Additional Infant and Maternal Health Resources

Below are additional resources that provide an opportunity to deepen understanding of, and promote practices that support, infant and maternal health.

Safe Sleep/Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID):

• National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD): SIDS Awareness Month Outreach Toolkit
• CT Office of Early Childhood (OEC): October is Safe Sleep Awareness Month
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP):  Safe Sleep Toolkit
• National Institute for Children’s Health Quality(NICHQ): Principles for Community-Centered Safe Sleep Campaigns

Pregnancy and Infant Loss:

• National: Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)
• Connecticut: Hope After Loss
• The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ): October Is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: Honoring the Babies We Remember and the Families Who Carry Them a blog by Stacy Scott, NICHQ’s VP Health Innovation