It is important to practice safe sleep every time the baby sleeps, including naps. Sleep-related deaths are a leading cause of death for babies under one year of age. Practicing safe sleep is the best way to prevent sleep-related deaths in babies. Babies sleep safe when they are placed on their back in a safe sleep space with no other people, pets, or things at every sleep.
- Act 73 of 2010
- Acknowledgment Form (choose your preferred language):
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Safe Sleep for Baby at Every Sleep (Produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Act 73 approved education material)
- Letter to Hospitals, Birth Centers and Healthcare Practitioners
- 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep Recommendations
- Safe Sleep for Baby at Every Sleep (Produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Act 73 approved education material)
- What Does A Safe Sleep Environment Look Like? (Produced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- What Does A Safe Sleep Environment Look Like? - Spanish (Produced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- ABC Safe Sleep (Produced by PA Safe Sleep and Act 73 approved education material)
- Languages Other than English
Contact Information
Bureau of Family Health
Division of Child and Adult Health Services
Infant Safe Sleep
625 Forster Street
Health and Human Services Building
Seventh Floor, East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701
717-772-2762 or 1-877-PA-HEALTH (1-877-724-3258)