Infant Safe Sleep
In order to protect the lives of infants in Michigan, we need your help. Take the time to understand the safe sleep guidelines and educate your clients, partner, friends and family. Most people think this would never happen to them, but the sad reality is that a baby dies every three days in Michigan and these deaths are 100% preventable.
General Resources
- Infant Safe Sleep Poster
- Un sueño seguro para su bebé cartel
Infant Safe Sleep Poster - Spanish
- Infant Safe Sleep Brochure
- Infant Safe Sleep Brochure (Arabic)
- Is Your Baby's Crib Safe?
Determine if your baby's crib is safe, view crib and other infant/child product recall information.
- Order Safe Sleep Materials
- Baby Eating and Sleeping: What is Normal?
- Your Guide to Breastfeeding
- Soothing a Crying Baby
- Video Library
- Quit Tobacco Tools & Resources
- Think Bare is Best!
Video from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Infant Safe Sleep Communications Toolkit
- Additional Resources
Training Resources
- Online Training on Infant Safe Sleep for Child Care Providers
At the login screen, enter your User ID and password and click Go. First time users will need to click the Create New User button. On the Select an Organization screen, select Public and leave the Access Code field blank. Click continue and complete the Create New User screen. Once logged in, locate the "Infant Safe Sleep for Child Care Providers" course (Catalog ID: I0200-2018) and click the Launch Course icon to the left of the course name.
- Online Training on Infant Safe Sleep for Professionals Working with Families
1.5 Nursing contact hours and 1.5 Social Work clock hours are awarded for successful completion. At the login screen, enter your User ID and password and click Go. First time users will need to click the Create New User button. On the Select an Organization screen, select Public and leave the Access Code field blank. Click continue and complete the Create New User screen. Once logged in, locate the "Infant Safe Sleep for Professionals Working with Families" course (Catalog ID SO100-2018) and click Launch Course.
Hospital Resources
- Sample Acknowledgment Form
- Infant Safe Sleep Act - Public Act 122 of 2014
State law that govern hospital requirements related to infant safe sleep practices and education for new parents.
- Sample Safe Sleep Policy
Child Care Provider Resources
- Online Training on Infant Safe Sleep for Child Care Providers
At the login screen, enter your User ID and password and click Go. First time users will need to click the Create New User button. On the Select an Organization screen, select Public and leave the Access Code field blank. Click continue and complete the Create New User screen. Once logged in, locate the "Infant Safe Sleep for Child Care Providers" course (Catalog ID: I0200) and click the Launch Course icon to the left of the course name.
- Frequently Asked Questions on Licensing Rules Related to Infant Safe Sleep
- Infant Safe Sleep Child Care Rules - BCAL PUB-780
First Responder Resources
- DOSE - Direct On Scene Education Information and resources for first responders on how to identify and remove hazards from an infant's sleep space while on scene during emergency and non-emergency 911 calls.
- Learn More About DOSE in Michigan
