About 3,500 Babies in the US are Lost to Sleep-related Deaths Each Year

Vital Signs report signals need for more caregivers to follow safe-sleep practices

Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2018. There are about 3,500 sleep-related deaths among U.S. babies each year, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and deaths from unknown causes.

In the 1990s, there were sharp declines in sleep-related deaths following the national “Back to Sleep” safe sleep campaign. However, the declines have slowed since the late 1990s – and…