Unsafe sleep practices are the leading cause of preventable death in infants in Connecticut, according to a study released today by the Child Fatality Review Panel and the Office of the Child Advocate (attached). Infants in Connecticut are more likely to die from unsafe sleeping conditions than from child abuse, car accidents, choking, drowning, falls, or any other source of accidental injury. The Child Fatality Review Panel and the Office of the Child Advocate issued a series of recommendations designed to save the lives of Connecticut babies, including rigorous enforcement of DCF's excellent new policy and practice guide on safe sleep (attached).
Alexandra Dufresne
Staff Attorney/Member of the Child Fatality Review Panel
Center for Children's Advocacy
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 530-6316 (cell: best number)