Placing your baby on his or her back is the only sleep position recommended for babies. Side and stomach positions are not safe alternatives.

As a result of the national Back To Sleep Campaign, launched in 1994 as a joint effort between First Candle (then the SIDS Alliance), the American Academy of Pediatrics and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, SIDS rates have declined by more than 50 percent.

It is important that everyone who cares for your baby understands the importance of placing your baby to sleep on his or her back!

• Download our bilingual brochure, Back is Best for Baby’s Sleep and other tips for parents and caregivers

Last Updated: Apr 14, 2010