Sleeptight

Sleeptight For families unable to afford a crib and without sufficient knowledge about safe-sleeping, the risk for positional asphyxia or SIDS is much too high.

Sleeptight Hampton Roads is a collective impact program working to promote safe sleeping and reduce sleep-related infant deaths in the South Hampton Roads region of Virginia. A five year study done by the Chesapeake Health Department indicated that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the leading causes for infant mortality. A large number of these deaths are due to positional asphyxia—a

type of suffocation caused by body positions that restrict airflow and a fatal condition often caused by unsafe sleeping environments. Too often, these unsafe sleeping environments include infants sleeping in laundry baskets, in dresser drawers, on a sofa, or co-sleeping with adults or other children. The sleeptight campaign provides an opportunity for any low-income parent in the region to attend a one hour safe-sleeping educational program and to receive a Graco Pack n’ Play crib at no cost.

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1302 Jefferson Street
Chesapeake, VA
23324

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+17575439100

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