Foundations for safe sleep cot card - HE1100

Here is how to keep pēpi safe, every sleep:

• FACE UP, FACE CLEAR:
  Sleep pēpi on their back for every sleep, with nothing near their face like toys, loose blankets, cords or pillows.
• FLAT & FIRM:
  Pēpi are safest in their own flat, firm bed with firm sides, like a wahakura, cot, or bassinet.
• FREE:
  Pēpi is safest and well when they are in an environment that supports breastfeeding and is smoke, vape, alcohol, drug and harm-free.
• FATHERS & FAMILY:
  Everyone in the whānau helps keep pēpi safe while they sleep and
  supports them to stay well.

Protect Me By Making Every Sleep a Safe Sleep

Every year in Aotearoa, around 50 babies die suddenly in their sleep.

Many of these losses can be prevented. Smoking while pregnant increases the risk about 6 times and when smoking in pregnancy and bedsharing happen together, the risk can
be up to 32 times higher.

For more information,

• speak to your midwife, Well Child Tamariki Ora Provider, Doctor, Nurse, or contact:
• Plunketline 0800 933 922
  (Parenting Help and Advice 24/7)
• Healthline 0800 611 116
  (Health Advice 24/7)