Section 1 : What do we know about safe sleeping?

Coroners Findings

We have the knowledge to prevent such deaths.

Figures/graphs: Percentage of deaths involving five unsafe sleeping factors, by each factor, for children aged less than 12 months whose death was a sudden and unexpected and occurred after being placed to sleep, South Australia 2005-2016.

This chapter was originally published on the Committee’s website in July 2018:

http://www.cdsirc.sa.gov.au/?p=277

*https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/clinical+resources/clinical+topics/child+health/safe+infant+sleeping+standards

*https://www.productsafety.gov.au/standards/household-cots