Safer Sleeping resources

LLR SAFER SLEEPING RISK ASSESSMENT

Since 2018, across Leicestershire & Rutland, an average of 4 babies per year have died suddenly and unexpectedly in unsafe sleeping environments. These deaths are potentially preventable. Safer sleeping practices can reduce the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and accidental suffocation.

This tool helps practitioners work with families to identify those who are at most risk, identify support needs, and develop a plan to reduce risks. It can be used as a basis for conversations about safer sleeping, and to reinforce safer sleeping messages. It can be used more than once, as family routines change over time.

LLR Safer Sleeping Risk Assessment Tool (PDF, 7.6 Mb)
LLR Safer Sleeping Risk Assessment (PDF, 98 Kb)
This is a one page risk assessment tool that practitioners can print off & complete
LLR Safer Sleeping Sleep Plan (PDF, 173 Kb)
This is a one page plan for families to use and complete to help support safer sleeping

Training Video - Safer sleeping for babies: the LLR Safer Sleeping Risk Assessment Tool

KEY SAFE SLEEP MESSAGES

Lullaby Trust ABC of Safer Sleeping: At every sleep, placed on their Back in a Clear cot or sleep space.

The safest place for a baby to sleep is in a smoke-free environment, in the same room as their parent/carer, for at least the first six months of life. Babies should be placed on their back, with their feet at the foot of the sleep space, on a firm, flat clear surface. We cannot prevent every death, but there are lots of positive steps that can be taken together to reduce the risks.

Easy read card

The Lullaby Trust provide a 2-sided card giving key advice for reducing the risk of sudden infant death.

A single copy can be downloaded here.

If you want to purchase printed copies or download the card in another language, go to https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/professionals/publications/

Safer sleep for emergency situations Lullaby Trust leaflet

Fleeing from conflict or crisis means sleeping conditions will be unpredictable – the Lullaby Trust have adapted their safer sleep advice based on different sleeping situations:

https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Safer-sleep-for-emergency-situations.pdf

Video Resources

The Lullaby Trust has produced several safer sleep videos.

All of their essential safer sleep information is in the video below.

Further video resources are available from https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/professionals/video-resources/

They include

- Safer Sleep for Babies (text free) for families with low literacy levels or who don't speak English

- How to co-sleep more safely

- Baby Check App

- Baby Summer Safety

- When your baby starts to roll

- What bedding does my baby need

LLR RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Healthy Together 0-19 (Health Visiting and School Nursing)

Healthy Together Helpline 0300 300 3001

ChatHealth

ChatHealth is a confidential, secure text messaging service with a public
health nurse, open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm excluding bank holidays.

Leicester City: text 07520 615 381

Leicestershire & Rutland: text 07520 615 382

The Perinatal Mental Health Service

The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides personalised and specialist care to people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who have moderate to severe mental health problems during pregnancy, childbirth and up to 24 months following a child's birth (also known as the perinatal period).

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