Hundreds of people in the Black Country are participating in safer sleep training to help reduce baby deaths.
The free sessions are available for families and professionals who work with children in Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, and Walsall.
These sessions aim to decrease the number of deaths linked to unsafe sleeping habits.
Sally Roberts, chief nursing officer, has urged professionals in mental health, emergency services, maintenance, and housing services to join the training.
Participants receive advice on safe sleeping positions, maintaining clear cots, and safer co-sleeping practices. The sessions are supported by the Lullaby Trust.
Approximately 1,800 health visitors, school nurses, and paediatrics staff members have already completed the training.
“It is so encouraging to see how many colleagues across the Black Country have taken up this important training,” Ms. Roberts said. “We can all play a part in trying to reduce the risk of future deaths or harm to children in the Black Country.”
The training is funded by the Black Country Child Death Review Strategic Partnership and supported by the Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System.
