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For Professionals - Back to Sleep Campaign
For the Public - Baby's Safe Sleep
For the Public - SIDS
En Español - El síndrome de muerte súbita del infante (SIDS en inglés)

North Carolina Resources

For SIDS risk reduction, education, bereavement counseling and local support services, contact a SIDS counselor at your local health department.

For information about reducing the risk of SIDS in child care, contact the ITS-SIDS Project, your regional Infant/Toddler Specialist, a Child Care Health Consultant, your local Smart Start agency or
Cooperative Extension Service.

For information about the NC SIDS Info & Counseling Program - sponsored by the NC Dept. of Health & Human Service, Division of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Section - call (919) 715 -8430.

National Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics (800-433-9016) - partners with the National Back To Sleep Campaign and educates pediatricians and the public about child health issues.

Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP) - promotes programs of counseling, education, advocacy, and research to ensure a supportive community response for those affected by infant and child death and to reduce the risk of death for future children.

• Bereavement counseling for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and infant mortality: Core competencies for the health care professional. (2004)
• Case study of faith-based outreach in New York City: Lessons learned from a risk reduction initiative. Final report. (2004)

Also see the National SIDS & Infant Death Project IMPACT, a partnership between ASIP and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).

National Back To Sleep Campaign (1-800-505-2742 or 1-800-505-CRIB) - is the educational campaign to inform the public about SIDS news, information and resources. It is sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (see below), the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the
American Academy of Pediatrics, the SIDS Alliance, and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (1-800-505-2742 or 301-496-5133) - conducts and supports laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiological, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations. NICHD is part of the National Institutes of Health, the biomedical research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National SIDS Resource Center (703-902-1249 or 703-821-8955) - provides information services and technical assistance on SIDS and related topics.

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (NRC) NRC presents each state's child care
licensure regulations that includes those involving safe sleep environments for infants. The NRC also produces the document:
Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards Guidelines for out-of-home child care, 3rd ed. (2011)

American SIDS Institute (800-232-7437) - fosters a multidisciplinary approach to SIDS-related problems and promotes clinical and epidemiologic SIDS research. To access a list of national and international SIDS resources, click here: http://www.sids.org/nfindresources.htm.

First Candle/SIDS Alliance (800-221-7437) - national organization with state affiliates promotes infant health and survival during the prenatal period through two years of age. Funds SIDS research, provides education, advocacy, and offers SIDS and other infant death counseling and bereavement services.

First Candle/SIDS Alliance Program Support Center (formerly the National SIDS & Infant Death Program Support Center) - provides programs and services for professionals working in the Health and Human Service arena. They give guidance and materials for educational efforts on reducing the risk of infant death as well as providing compassionate grief support to those affected by an infant death.

CityMatCH CityMatCH has tools and resources for implementing the Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) approach for mobilizing communities to reduce feto-infant mortality in U.S. cities. PPOR is a joint initiative of CityMatCH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), March of Dimes (MOD), and Maternal and Child Health Bureau, (MCHB)

CJ Foundation for SIDS (888-8CJ-SIDS) - leading national organization dedicated to addressing the needs of the SIDS community through research and support services, with the aim of increasing public awareness about SIDS. Oversees Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) program and funds SUDC research.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Information (CPSC) - calls attention to a safe sleep environment for babies to help reduce SIDS risks.

Considering Alexander SIDS Foundation - aims to comfort and counsel families who have lost a child to SIDS, offers training to emergency personnel to increase SIDS awareness and risk reduction and supports SIDS research.

International Resources

The National SIDS Council of Australia - oversees the SIDS and Kids Program. SIDS and Kids Online contains information and publications on SIDS, sudden infant death, grief/bereavement issues and safe sleeping.

The Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
(CFSID) - is dedicated to solving the mystery of sudden and unexplained infant deaths and to the emotional support of those who are affected. This site is also available in French.

The Canadian Institute of Child Health - acts as voice for children, improving their health and well-being by providing publications and resources for parents and health professionals.

Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths - is an organization in the UK dedicated to providing SIDS information and resources.

SIDS International - is a worldwide coalition of national SIDS organizations dedicated to solving the mystery of SIDS, providing support to families that have lost a child and increasing community education.

The International Society for the Study and Prevention
of Infant Death is an amalgamation of the European Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant Death (ESPID) and the SIDS Global Strategy Task Force (GSTF). With the merger of two scientific societies dedicated to
the prevention of sudden infant death and research into
its causes, it seems prudent to briefly review the history
of the two societies which have now been merged.

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