Last updated by charlotte.lang@essex.gov.uk on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

This week is #SaferSleepWeek The campaign aims to raise awareness of how to provide a safe sleep space for babies and highlights the risk factors which can contribute to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

There are certain co-sleeping risk factors, including: 

• co-sleeping with a regular smoker 
• co-sleeping on a sofa
• co-sleeping after consuming alcohol or drugs
• If the baby was born prematurely or had low birth weight

Find out more about Safer Sleep for Babies.