{"id":2254,"date":"2025-09-09T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-virginia\/?page_id=2254"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:00:16","slug":"safe-sleep-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-virginia\/safe-sleep-program\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Safe Sleep Program<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov\/\">Safe Sleep<\/a> Program helps prevent infant sleep-related deaths. It teaches parents and caregivers how to keep their babies safe while sleeping. The program also gives portable cribs to families who do not have a safe place for their baby to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"648\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1sknunr\" data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"378\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The parent or caregiver must receive public assistance or meet income guidelines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"5kpf98\" data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"443\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The family must not have a safe place for the baby to sleep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1wt4734\" data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"502\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Pregnant individuals must be in their third trimester.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1e3nveo\" data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"648\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">If the baby is already born:<\/span>\n<ul data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"648\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1ql8lrh\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"584\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The baby must be younger than 6 months old<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1uz6s8m\" data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"616\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Weigh less than 30 pounds<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1eo91d1\" data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"648\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Be shorter than 35 inches<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=KXXXYERLLYHPPTAR\">Safe Infant Sleep Application<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safe Sleep Program The Safe Sleep Program helps prevent infant sleep-related deaths. 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