Inova follows the American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep recommendations. Our team takes steps to promote safe sleep for infants both in the hospital and at home:
- Use of appropriately sized bassinets and cribs in the hospital
- Infant sleeping space free of soft items
- Babies on their backs, unless other positions are medically necessary
- Picture examples of safe and unsafe sleep positions in both English and Spanish in infant sleep spaces
- Annual training for team members on safe sleep recommendation
- Parent and caregiver education on safe sleep guidelines for the home