Infant Safe Sleep Week in Minnesota is November 16·21, 2025, a time to raise awareness about unsafe sleep environments and practices that increase the risk of infant injury or death. The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging parents to follow the ABCs of safe sleep: babies should be put to sleep alone in a bare crib, and always on their back.
Alone: Infants should sleep alone in their own space, without any other people or pets.
BARE: A crib should be bare with no blankets, pillows, or toys.
BACK: A baby should always be placed on their back for sleep or naps.
CRIB: Use a safety-approved crib, bassinet, or play yard with a firm, flat mattress and a tightly fitted sheet.
Minnesota infant safe sleep guidelines
- Back: Always place your baby on their back to sleep for every nap and at night.
- Alone: A baby should sleep alone in their own sleep space, without any other people, pets, or stuffed animals.
- Crib: The baby should sleep in a crib, bassinet, or play yard with a firm, flat mattress and a fitted sheet.
- No loose bedding: Do not use blankets, pillows, quilts, or bumpers in the baby’s sleep area, as they can be a suffocation hazard.
- Room-sharing without bed-sharing: Keep the baby’s sleep area in the same room where you sleep for at least the first six months, but on a separate surface.
- Avoid overheating: Dress your baby in light sleep clothing and keep the room at a comfortable temperature.
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