{"id":1636,"date":"2022-06-16T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/alleghany\/?page_id=1636"},"modified":"2022-09-07T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T13:20:08","slug":"safe-sleep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/alleghany\/safe-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1636\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1636-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1636-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1636-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-1636\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image.jpeg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image-1536x804.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2022\/09\/Safe-Sleep-New-Image-2048x1072.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"Safe Sleep\" alt=\"Where your baby sleeps is important as how your baby sleeps. \" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1636-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1636-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1636-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"call-to-action panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1636-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need a safe sleep space for your baby? Call the Roanoke City Health Department to sign up for our complimentary Safe Sleep class and upon completion you will receive a FREE Pack \u2018N Play and sleepsack for each eligible child! Daytime and evening classes are available. Call 540-283-5050 to register!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also available in Spanish<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1636-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1636-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"contact-bullets  border-left panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1636-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Additional resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcandle.org\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently Asked Questions - First Candle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dss.virginia.gov\/safe_sleep\/multimedia.html\">Video Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/healthychildren.org\/English\/ages-stages\/baby\/sleep\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Sleep - HealthyChildren.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Academy of Pediatrics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dss.virginia.gov\/safe_sleep\/documents\/safesleep_advertorial_design.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unsafe Sleep: Uncovering a Leading Cause of Infant Death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/family-services\/\">Family Services - Roanoke Health District (virginia.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1636-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1636-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1636-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-f379b959fc93-1636\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n use-fitvids\">\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-player-1\" class=\"sow-video-widget\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" controls \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source type=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yBBiG6e4xRw&#038;t=1s\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1636-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1636-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1636-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"call-to-action panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1636-3-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unsafe sleep is the leading cause of non-natural infant death in Virginia, with Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) accounting for approximately 3,500 deaths in the United States annually. Despite the dangers, a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dss.virginia.gov\/safe_sleep\/documents\/life_study.pdf\"><b>Longitudinal Infant and Family Environment (L.I.F.E.) study<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> funded by the Virginia Department of Social Services revealed that many caregivers continue to use soft bedding, which increases the risk of SUID, along with pillows or stuffed toys, which can cause accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed. You can help minimize the risk of sleep-related infant death by following simple, life-saving practices each time an infant is placed to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 137px\" width=\"1503\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #009560;border-width: 4px\">\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18px;margin-right: 18px\">The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reports nearly one in five sleep-related deaths occur while an infant is in the care of someone other than a parent or usual caregiver. It is vital that everyone caring for a baby, including child care providers, grandparents, foster parents, and siblings, are aware and adopt the following practices when placing an infant to sleep:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 25px;margin-right: 15px\">\n<li><b><i>ALONE<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 on his\/her back, but within the same room as their caregiver<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><i>APART<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 from toys, blankets, pillows or other objects to avoid suffocation, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><i>ALWAYS<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 in a separate safe sleep space such as a crib or bassinet, a drug- and alcohol-free environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We all have an important role to play in keeping Virginia's children safe. Let's work together to bring greater awareness to safe sleep practices, and ensure infants have a safe and healthy start in life. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dss.virginia.gov\/safe_sleep\/documents\/safesleep_advertorial_design.pdf\"><b>Learn more<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about safe sleep practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need a safe sleep space for your baby? Call the Roanoke City Health Department to sign up for our complimentary Safe Sleep class and upon completion you will receive a FREE Pack \u2018N Play and sleepsack for each eligible child! Daytime and evening classes are available. 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