{"id":2058,"date":"2023-08-29T11:58:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/injury-and-violence-prevention\/?page_id=2058"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:41:14","slug":"safe-sleep-for-infants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/injury-and-violence-prevention\/safe-sleep-for-infants\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Sleep for Infants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2058\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2058-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2058-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2058-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-2058\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/08\/it-might-not-be-pretty-but-it-can-be-peaceful-1.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/08\/it-might-not-be-pretty-but-it-can-be-peaceful-1.png 650w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/08\/it-might-not-be-pretty-but-it-can-be-peaceful-1-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" title=\"it-might-not-be-pretty-but-it-can-be-peaceful (1)\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2058-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/safe-sleep\/\"><strong>Safe Sleep<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our program promotes the latest advice for safe sleep from the American Academy of Pediatrics and works to support parents, caregivers, childcare settings, and maternity hospitals with resources to improve safe sleep habits. 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