OCTOBER IS INFANT SAFE SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH. 

LAST YEAR IN ILLINOIS, 114 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE ONE DIED AS A RESULT OF UNSAFE SLEEP PRACTICES. STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SPOKESPERSON DEBORAH LOPEZ SAYS THERE ARE IMPORTANT STEPS PARENTS CAN TAKE TO KEEP THEIR BABIES SAFE.

SLEEP DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE IF PARENTS FOLLOW THESE IMPORTANT RULES SAYS LOPEZ.

OF THE CHILDREN THAT DIED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF UNSAFE SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS, D-C-F-S SAYS NEARLY ALL WERE FOUND IN LOCATIONS OTHER THAN A CRIB, BASSINET OR PACK AND PLAY.