About Infant Safe Sleep and SUIDS
The SUID/safe sleep program distributes educational materials and portable cribs to promote infants being placed alone, on their back and in a crib. This initiative implements multiple programs with birthing hospitals (BEST project), home visitors (safe sleep diaper bag project) and first responders (DOSE) to improve safe sleep behavior.
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Babies should sleep ALONE, on their BACK and in a CRIB.
In 2021, there were 139 infant deaths that resulted from, or were associated with an unsafe sleep environment in Tennessee. Most of these deaths were preventable.