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Safer Sleep Week 11th - 15th March 2024
Safer Sleep Week
This week is Safer Sleep Week.
*The theme for this year’s Safer Sleep Week campaign is the safest place. *
*What is Safer Sleep Week?*
Safer Sleep Week is the Lullaby Trust's national awareness campaign targeting anyone looking after a young baby. It aims to raise awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the simple advice that reduces the risk of it occurring.
*This campaign will show parents and carers the simplest way to create a safe sleep space for their baby that will help to protect their vulnerable airway and reduce the risk of SIDS and accidents.*
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Out of routine safe sleep Vlog
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South Cumbria and Lancashire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are supporting partners for Safer Sleep Week. Working with the Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership, the ICB have created a vlog for professionals, focusing on out of routine safe sleep and how to approach difficult conversations with families, to keep babies safe.
You can access the vlog here [
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The Safest Place
Safer Sleep for Baby
Babies’ airways are vulnerable, particularly in the first few months of life, so it is important that parents and carers are aware of this and the actions they can take to protect them.
A baby’s airway or breathing tube can easily block, narrow or fold, making it difficult for them to breathe. The Lullaby Trust are talking about how to create the safest place for a baby to sleep in a way that protects these vulnerable airways and reduces the risk of SIDS and accidents.
A baby’s airway may become blocked or restricted if they sleep somewhere that isn’t firm and flat. As part of Safer Sleep Week, the Lullaby Trust have released images looking at which products aren’t suitable for sleeps and naps.
*Remember:* your baby should only sleep in a product that is firm AND flat.
Sleeping on a firm, flat mattress helps to keep your baby’s airway (breathing tube) open and clear. This is the key takeaway from Safer Sleep Week.
A ‘firm, flat mattress’ means:
* Not cushioned and no soft or raised areas
* Baby’s head can’t sink in more than a few millimetres
* Doesn’t sag
* Doesn’t slope or tilt
Many baby products on the market are not suitable for babies to sleep in, even some which are designed for this purpose. We aim to empower parents with the knowledge to make informed choices about their baby’s sleeping place and understand why some products are not suitable for baby sleep and how to identify and avoid them.
The Lullaby Trust have developed a a short video about products that aren't recommended for safe sleeping . You can access the video here [
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Resources
Further resources are available for parents, carers and professionals to download.
* Display Pack [
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* Information Pack [
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Professionals should print copies where possible to share with families during contact session and to display in public areas to raise awareness of the safer sleep messages.
The Safer Sleep Booklet [
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You can now download the brand new airway easy read card [
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Professional Role
We want the entire Children and Young People's workforce to speak in a unified voice to reinforce our messages to parents and carers, with the confidence and knowledge to facilitate an open and honest discussion to support babies' carers to make informed safer sleeping choices for their babies.
We are asking that in your role as a professional you:
* Target parents during pregnancy with safe sleep messages
* Also target grandparents, babysitters and others with caring responsibility for baby
* Health professionals follow up regularly following birth and in early weeks of baby’s life
* All professionals ensure consistent safe sleep messages are conveyed, and understood. Do not assume another professional has provided information
* Be mindful of individuals absorbing, responding and acting upon messages according to their learning style
* Ensure messages are consistent
* Utilise every opportunity to provide safe sleep advice
More information:
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