Safer Sleep Guidance

The Lullaby Trust tells us around 200 babies still die every year because of SIDS in the United Kingdom (The Lullaby Trust, 2023). 

Over the years, there has been a significant reduction in SIDS deaths, largely due to an increase in evidence-based knowledge and practice. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) states that the although the number of SIDS deaths have followed a general pattern of decline since records began in 2004, the rate has remained stable overall since 2014 (ONS, 2021). 

Please see: Pan Lancashire guidance on Safer Sleep for Professionals.

In October 2025, this new chapter was added to the manual.