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Department of Health
John J. Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, Commissioner
Safe Sleep for Your Baby
Do not smoke
No toys in crib
Put baby to sleep in crib
Put baby on back to sleep
No bumper pads or pillows in crib
Use a tight fitting sheet
Do not overheat or overdress
Baby should sleep on a firm mattress
Check the tips you currently use to see how you rate.
Babies should sleep
A
LONE, on their
B
ACK and in a
C
RIB.
131 babies died in Tennessee in 2010 from
sleep-related deaths.
Most of these deaths were preventable.
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Tennessee Department of Health
425 5th Avenue North
Cordell Hull Building, 4th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 741-0368
rachel.heitmann@tn.gov