About AAP Policy Makers & Scientific Limitations
Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) rates have decreased since the popularization of back sleeping. However, the Back-to-Sleep Campaign has reached a plateau in further reducing infant sleep-related deaths. In particular, safe sleep policy makers not address the infant whose parents followed all of the American Academy of Pediatric (AAP) guidelines, who rolls prone and dies face down on their fiberfill crib mattress or play yard pad. This is where the AAP guidelines fall short. SafeSleep® is proud to be an organization that challenged these guidelines and influenced change to the 2016 Safe Sleep Technical Report that now recognizes air permeable sleeping surfaces as a preferable alternative for the infant who rolls prone during sleep.
Two Michigan Women Influence Changes to the 2016 Safe Sleep Policy