Table 1.

Acceptable Advice for Key Phrases based on AAP recommendations for Safe Infant Sleep Environment

Recommendation	Key Phrase	Acceptable Advice
Sleep Position	infant sleep position	Back position only for all periods of sleep Side sleeping is not advised
Sleep Surface	infant sleep surface	Infants should sleep on a firm sleep surface No soft materials or objects (i.e., pillows, quilts, comforters) should be placed under infant A firm crib mattress, covered by a fitted sheet, is the only recommended sleeping surface
Bedding	safe infant bedding	No soft objects or loose bedding should be on or in bed Bumper pads should not be used
	infant sleep bedding
Smoking	infant cigarette smoking	No smoking during pregnancy Infant should not be exposed to second hand smoke
Room Sharing	infant room sharing	The risk of SIDS is decreased if the infant sleeps in the same room as the parent
Pacifier	pacifier sleeping	Pacifiers have been shown to reduce the risk of SIDS For breast fed infant, delay until 1 month to ensure that breastfeeding is established
	pacifier infant
Overheating	infant overheating	Infants should be lightly clothed for sleep Infants should be dressed similar to how parent/guardian is dressed Over-bundling should be avoided; infant should not be hot to the touch
Infant Products	SIDS products	Avoid products marketed to reduce the risk of SIDS
Home Monitors	infant home monitors	Do not use home monitors as a risk reduction method
Bed sharing	infant bed sharing	Infants should always sleep alone on own sleep surface
	infant co-sleeping