Health News Share Email Print Learn what not to put in a baby's crib Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a leading cause of death among infants 1 to 12 months old in the U.S. A safe crib can help reduce the risk of this sleep-related tragedy. Safe cribs, safe sleep Set the stage for safe sleep by banishing these five items from your baby's crib. Stuffed toys. Pillows. Blankets, quilts, comforters or sheepskins. Bumper pads. Loose sheets. It's also crucial to always put a baby on his or her back to sleep. It's the safest sleep position for an infant—for naps and at night. Learn more about SIDS and safe sleep. Reviewed 8/28/2023 Sources Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "About SUID and SIDS." https://www.cdc.gov/sids/about/index.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fsids%2FAboutSUIDandSIDS.htm. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "National Vital Statistics System." https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lcwk/lcwk4_hr_2017-508.pdf HealthyChildren.org. "How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe: AAP Policy Explained." https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/sleep/Pages/A-Parents-Guide-to-Safe-Sleep.aspx. MedlinePlus. "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome." https://medlineplus.gov/suddeninfantdeathsyndrome.html. Related stories Health information main Health tools go Select a health topic ADHD Aging Alcohol use disorder Allergies Alternative medicine Alzheimer's disease Arthritis Asthma Babies Backs Bladder Bones Brain Breast cancer Cancer Cancer prevention Caregiving Cervical cancer Children and parenting Cholesterol Colds Colorectal cancer Coronavirus Dental care Depression Diabetes Disaster preparedness Down syndrome Ears Eating disorders Emergencies End of life/Palliative care Environmental health Epilepsy Eyes Fall prevention Family and relationships Feet Fitness and exercise Flu Food safety Hair Headache Health assessments Health calculators Healthcare Heart attack Heart health Hepatitis Hernia High blood pressure Hips HIV/AIDS Holiday health Hormones Imaging Incontinence Joints Kidneys Knees Leukemia Liver Lung cancer Lungs Medications Men's health Menopause Mental health Multiple sclerosis Nails Nose Nutrition Obesity Oral cancer Ovaries Pain Parkinson's disease Pets Pneumonia Pregnancy Prostate cancer Rehabilitation Reproductive health Safety School health Sexuality Sexually transmitted infections Skin Skin cancer Sleep Smoking Sports injuries Stomach pain Stress and anxiety Stroke Substance use disorder Summer safety Surgery Teen health Throat Thyroid Travel Vaccines Vascular health Violence Vitamins and supplements Weight management Winter health Women's health Workplace health Wound care i Events Breastfeeding Class Childbirth Class i Providers Pediatrics Family Medicine Sleep Disorders i Services Maternity Services RSS If you have questions or comments, please contact Randolph Health. Problems reading or opening a page? Legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site.