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Safer Sleeping for Babies: SIDs Training Online

This CPD approved online course gives greater awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to reduce cases by offering practical and effective ways to reduce the risks by using safe sleeping practices. The Safer Sleeping for Babies training course is suitable for those working with babies and new parents.

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Course Overview

Format

  • Intermediate
  • 1-2 Study Hours
  • Online Study
  • Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

  • 3 CPD Points
  • CPD Certified

Course description

Greater awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the most effective ways to reduce cases. This course is designed to do just that whilst ensuring learners gain knowledge on practical and effective ways to reduce the risks

This course, Safer Sleeping for Babies, gives up to date information on how to make sleeping safer for babies and gives advice on lowering the chance of SUDC (Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood).

This safe sleep course gives a wide range of information and guidance, and is aimed at health workers, nursery workers, and those working with babies and new parents.  

A wide range of topics are covered throughout this SIDs training including:

  • The definitions of SUDI, SIDS and SUDC and how they differ
  • Tackling unexplained deaths, and reducing their number
  • The agencies and individuals who can help to reduce the risk
  • The triple risk model  
  • Descriptions of environmental risks and how to avoid or reduce them
  • Advice to give to parents on how to avoid SIDS 
  • Strategies for safer sleeping
  • SIDS and Smoking
  • How to regulate babies’ temperature
  • The dangers of co-sleeping and bed-sharing

The safe sleep training course also covers up to date statistics, facts and figures to help learners understand the current levels of (SIDS).

It provides links to organisations that can provide information and help, such as the Lullaby Trust, the Baby Sleep Information Service, and the NHS. This course contains challenges for learners to check their understanding as the course proceeds.

What training can I do next?

If you are a professional working with babies, children or young people we have a wide catalogue of online safeguarding courses suitable to your role.

These include Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 3, Safeguarding Children and An Introduction to the Autism Spectrum.

You will learn

  • Explain what SIDS and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) are and be able to differentiate between the two
  • Identify the main environmental factors contributing to a higher risk of SIDS
  • List key factors affecting vulnerability to SIDS/SUDC
  • Identify a range of safer sleeping strategies which may be communicated to parents and carers
  • Signpost clients to additional sources of support

Who is it for?

Roles including:

  • Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Paediatricians
  • Nursery workers
  • Parents
  • Childminders
  • Social Workers

Safer Sleeping for Babies FAQs

  • What are the new guidelines for SIDS?

    The NHS states that you should place your baby on their back to sleep, in the same room as you, for the first 6 months. Keep your baby's head uncovered – their blanket should be tucked in no higher than their shoulders. If wearing your baby in a sling or carrier, do not cover their head with the sling material or with a muslin. Read more here.

  • What does SIDS certified mean?

    All adults who provide care for infants 12 months or younger are required to be trained in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction practices. 

    Our course is designed to ensure learners gain knowledge on practical and effective ways to reduce the risks. Safer Sleeping for Babies gives up to date information on how to make sleeping safer for babies and gives advice on lowering the chance of SUDC (Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood).

    This safe sleep course gives a wide range of information and guidance, and is aimed at health workers, nursery workers, and those working with babies and new parents. On completion you will be certified.

  • What is safe sleep for babies training?

    Our CPD approved online training course gives greater awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to reduce cases by offering practical and effective ways to reduce the risks by using safe sleeping practices. The Safer Sleeping for Babies training course is suitable for those working with babies and new parents. You can read more about SIDS here.

How the online courses work

  • Find a course

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  • Buy the course

    When buying one of our courses, you will need to enter a valid email address which will be used to create your account with our Learning Management System – Enable – where you will take the training. We will also send your purchase receipt to this email address, and any additional courses purchased in future using the same email address will be added to your system account.

    Once you have purchased a course, you will be able to send this course to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the new learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.

    If you are not 100% satisfied with your course then we offer a 30-day, no hassle money-back guarantee. To request a refund, you should email our learner support team with your receipt stating why you would like to be reimbursed. You, or your learners, must not have completed the training in order to make a valid refund claim. Any claim made after the training has been completed will be invalidated.

  • Take the course

    This online course consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk learners through the lesson material. Pages may include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help learners stay engaged and interested in the material. Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be paused and resumed at any stage.

    The course is self-paced so learners decide how fast or slow the training goes. There is no deadline for completion but some of our courses have a test at the end to check that learners have understood the material. If the course has a test at the end then learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark to successfully complete the course. Once learners have passed the test they are awarded a certificate, which can either be downloaded digitally or sent as a physical copy if this option was chosen when purchasing the course.

  • Your Certificate

    Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.

    If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.