Tennessee New Parents to receive Book teaching Safe Sleep for Infants

Tennessee Department of Health Partners with Tennessee Hospitals, Charlie’s Kids Foundation

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health is partnering with the Charlie’s Kids Foundation and Tennessee hospitals to provide teaching materials to help new parents and hospital staff members learn the “ABCs of safe sleep.”

TDH will provide hospitals that join the project with copies of the Sleep Baby Safe and Snug board book for each baby born in their facility in 2014.

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Community Education is key to preventing Infant Deaths

October is SIDS Awareness Month

Nashville, TN – The number of deaths attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is declining in Tennessee. But while SIDS cases have decreased, other sleep-related deaths are on the rise in the state. During National SIDS Awareness Month this October, the Department of Health is encouraging all Tennesseans to focus on safe sleep practices as an important strategy for reducing infant mortality in Tennessee.

“Lowering the number of infant deaths in Tennessee is no simple task, but eliminating these cases of SIDS and other sleep-related deaths can make a substantial impact on our infant mortality rate,” said Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. [Read more]

Seven Manufacturers announce Recall for 2 million drop-side cribs

Industry Launches New Initiative to Secure Drop Sides with Free Immobilization Devices

Washington, DC — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), with the cooperation of seven firms, is announcing voluntary recalls of more than two million cribs to address drop-side hazards and other hazards that affect the safety of young children.

The recalling firms are providing consumers with free repair kits to immobilize the drop sides or other remedies. [Read more]