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Reels: Conversations with Health Care Providers About Safe Sleep

July 24, 2026

Short clips from a longer conversation with health care professionals about safe infant sleep.Available in English and Spanish.

Video: A Conversation with NC Healthcare Providers on Safe Sleep & Infant Loss Prevention (Full version)

July 24, 2026

A 16 minute video conversation with health care professionals and those with lived experience of losing an infant due to unsafe sleep.

Billboard Designs

July 24, 2026

Billboard designs to promote safe infant sleep in your community! You are welcome to use these designs. Available in English and Spanish.Email Safe Sleep NC to learn more at megancanady@med.unc.edu

Grief Resources for Infant Loss

July 22, 2026

If you have recently lost your baby, we are so sorry for your tremendous loss, but glad you have found this resource page. If you know of a family who has lost their baby, the resource linked below can be a helpful place for them to start in their grief support journey.

Display Kit

July 22, 2026

Promote safe sleep in your community with the Safe Sleep NC display kit. There are a limited number of the kits available. To request a free display kit email megancanady@med.unc.edu   Kits include:

Social Media Pictures

July 20, 2026

Utilize these images to promote safe sleep on your social media channels for you to use on your own channels. It can be difficult to find images that show safe sleep images. For details about how to save the images and copy the messages, click here. Be sure to use SafeSleepNC.org and #SafeSleepNC on all posts using […]

Reels: Healthcare Professionals Answer 15 of the Most Common Safe Infant Sleep Questions

July 20, 2026

Short Video Posts #SafeSleepNC Video Reels These short videos answer common questions and concerns regarding safe sleep. Tip: These images and messages can be used beyond social media! Add these messages and images to your website, newsletter, blog, but please be sure to include SafeSleepNC.org and #SafeSleepNC when used.

Perinatal Tobacco Cessation Resources

July 17, 2026

When infants are exposed to tobacco, they are at greater risk of SIDS and sleep-related death. Help parents and caregivers to quit tobacco (smoking and vaping). You Quit, Two Quit supports comprehensive tobacco use screening and cessation counseling for women of reproductive age, before, between and beyond pregnancy. You Quit, Two Quit provides free training […]

NC Hospital Safe Sleep Kit

July 17, 2026

Safe Sleep NC has created a  Safe Sleep NC Hospital Toolkit. The toolkit is a compendium of safe sleep QI resources for NC hospitals. It was developed by reviewing current educational and implementation resources and meeting with NC hospital providers/staff, including the NC Safe Sleep Hospital Working Group. The toolkit includes (1) infant sleep-related death […]

Safe Sleep Slides for Training Parents and Caregivers

July 17, 2026

The Safe Sleep slides are designed for a large group setting. The slides are a direct copy of our educator flip book. The slides are designed to support conversations with families and caregivers while highlighting key safe sleep recommendations and addresses common questions and concerns. A suggested script/talking points is available in the notes section […]

Educator Flip Book

July 17, 2026

The Safe Sleep flip book is designed to support conversations with families and caregivers. This engaging resource highlights key safe sleep recommendations and addresses common questions and concerns in an easy-to-use format. Available in English and Spanish. To request a free flipbook email megancanady@med.unc.edu   We do ask that all educators using the flipbook:(1) Complete a […]

Bulletin Board Display

July 17, 2026

Promote safe infant sleep on a bulletin board display using these materials. Simply print, cut, and paste to your designated space. You can see an example of the layout included. English only

Safe Infant Sleep Emergency Guidance

July 17, 2026

This flyer encourages safe infant sleep practices with an emphasis on how to safely put a baby down for sleep when a safe sleep space is not available. This is ideal information for when families are displaced. Please feel free to print and share as needed.

Sleeping with Your Baby: Understanding the Risks (Flyer)

July 16, 2026

This flyer is designed to help parents and caregivers better understand the risk of sleeping on a shared surface with their infant and to understand what increases this risk. The back side of the flyer reviews how to reduce risk and make sleep safer. Please feel free to print and share as needed.

Safe Sleep Comic – PDF Downloads

March 25, 2026

Here you will find a comic designed to help promote safe sleep practices and to help those who work with parents and caregivers of infants to more effectively discuss safe infant sleep. English and Spanish versions are available to order for free. Follow THIS link to order for free.

Safe Sleep Comic – Hard Copies

January 15, 2026

The comic flyer is designed to help promote safe sleep practices and to help those who work with parents and caregivers of infants to more effectively discuss safe infant sleep. English and Spanish versions are available to order for free. Other languages are available to download for free in color or in black and white. […]

Safe Sleep Booklet

January 15, 2026

Here you will find FREE patient materials designed to help promote safe sleep practices and to help those who work with parents and caregivers of infants to more effectively discuss safe infant sleep.

UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health logo

Safe Sleep NC is a program of the UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health. Our goal is to strengthen the adoption of infant safe sleep practices that reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and that prevent infant sleep-related deaths such as accidental infant asphyxiation and suffocation across the state.

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