Infant Safe Sleep

Wythe Community Hospital is a proud recipient of the Cribs for Kids® Safe Sleep Hospital Certification. This award certifies that our hospital has made a commitment to safe sleep practices and educating the public about safe sleep.

Founded in 1998 by Judith A. Bannon, Cribs for Kids is a national infant safe-sleep education program that helps to reduce the risk of injury and death of infants due to accidental suffocation, asphyxia, or undetermined causes in unsafe sleeping environments. Visit cribsforkids.org for more information.

The ABC’s of Safe Sleep

Too many babies die because of unsafe sleep. Follow the ABC’s of Safe Sleep to keep your baby safe!

A – ALONE: Baby sleeps without other people, toys, pillows and blankets.

B – BACK: Baby sleeps on his or her back.

C – CRIB: Baby sleeps only in a crib, bassinet or playpen.

S – SMOKE-FREE: Don’t smoke anywhere near your baby’s sleep space.