{"id":1350,"date":"2025-07-31T15:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/?page_id=1350"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:31:54","slug":"safe-sleep-car-seat-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/safe-sleep-car-seat-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Sleep &#038; Car Seat Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1350\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1350-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1350-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1350-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Piedmont Safe Sleep Crib Program <\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Piedmont Safe Sleep Program is a community effort to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of safe sleep in the prevention of SIDS and SUID. A limited number of cribs are available to households meeting income guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for this program, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a parent, legal guardian, or foster parent of a child under the age of 6 months<\/li>\n<li>A resident of Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway or Prince Edward Counties<\/li>\n<li>Financially eligible or participating in Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, SSI or TANF<\/li>\n<li>Available to attend a review of safe sleep guidelines and a crib safety education session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apply through your local health department and access the application at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_x_x_x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"x_x_x_x_elementToProof\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Car Seat Application:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<b><a title=\"https:\/\/redcap.link\/PHDCSA\" href=\"https:\/\/redcap.link\/PHDCSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">https:\/\/redcap.link\/PHDCSA<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_x_x_x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"x_x_x_x_elementToProof\"><b>Safe Sleep Application: \u00a0<a id=\"x_x_x_x_anchor-4798efd5-4328-6927-c880-db566387c711\" title=\"https:\/\/redcap.link\/PHDSSA\" href=\"https:\/\/redcap.link\/PHDSSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">https:\/\/redcap.link\/PHDSSA<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are no fees to participate in this program.<\/p>\n<p>For general questions or more information about the Safe Sleep Program, call our Maternal Community Health Worker Marilyn at <strong>434-408-1447<\/strong> or email us at <strong>piedmont.maternalchw@vdh.virginia.gov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Safe Sleep Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For parents:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/safesleepacademy.org\/\">The Safe Sleep Academy<\/a> from Cribs for Kids has short videos on a range of sleep topics, including baby safety and what to expect from your baby's ages and stages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For parents and providers:<\/strong> Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov\/\">SIDS\/SUID<\/a>, access free patient education materials in a variety of languages and formats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Piedmont Safe Sleep Program is a community effort to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of safe sleep in the prevention of SIDS and SUID. 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