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New Mexico offering free Pack ‘n Play cribs with Safe Sleep training

The New Mexico Department of Health is giving free Pack ‘n Play portable cribs to parents and caregivers who complete a free Safe Sleep Ambassador training to prevent infant sleep-related deaths.

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New Mexico offering free Pack ‘n Play cribs with Safe Sleep training
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Program aims to reduce infant sleep-related deaths through education and safe-sleep resources

Organ Mountain News report

SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health is giving free Pack ‘n Play portable cribs to all parents and caregivers with children under 2 who complete a free Safe Sleep Ambassador training.

The initiative is part of a Safe Sleep campaign to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and other sleep-related infant fatalities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports about 3,700 sleep-related infant deaths occurred in the United States in 2022.

“A Pack ‘n Play and 30 minutes of training can save a life,” said Dr. Miranda Durham, chief medical officer for the New Mexico Department of Health. “Every infant in New Mexico deserves the safest possible start in life.”

The training covers the essentials of a safe-sleep environment, including:

  • Always place infants on their back for sleep
  • Use a firm, flat surface free of pillows, toys and loose bedding
  • Encourage supervised tummy time when infants are awake

How to get a free Pack ‘n Play:

  1. Go to safesleepnm.org
  2. Complete the free Safe Sleep Ambassador training
  3. Save your completion certificate
  4. Fill out the request form on the website and upload your certificate

More information is available at safesleepnm.org or by calling the NMDOH SWNURSE Helpline at 1-833-796-8773.

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