[Skip to Content]

'Peds to Parents' - The importance of a safe sleeping environment for infants

Amanda GriffinClemencia MolinaSafe Kids Upstate NY Coalition, which is led by Upstate Golisano Children‘s Hospital, is launching a Safe Sleep Awareness Campaign to remind parents to keep their child‘s sleeping environment free of clutter and encourage safe sleeping practices. Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital's Amanda Griffin, coordinator of the Safe Kids program, is joined by Clemencia Molina, regional coordinator of the Central New York Sudden Infant and Child Death Resource Center, REACH CNY, Inc., to share this important message and talk about the new sleep sacks they are making available to newborns and infant patients at Upstate. In conjunction with SIDS Awareness Month, Safe Kids Upstate NY Coalition, led by Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital, recently launched a Safe Sleep Awareness Campaign.  For more information, call (315) 424-0009 x108

What Does Safe Sleep Look Like, from the National Institutes for Health
YNN coverage: Parents urged to practice crib safety 
CNY Central coverage: New warning about soft crib bumpers that could suffocate babies
WAER-FM88
coverage: Safe To Sleep Campaign Kicks Off at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital

Read the blog: Peds to Parents - Notes from Upstate Professionals to Parents and Caregivers


Top