Evidence-based guidance for professionals supporting families from pre-pregnancy through to early childhood.
As a health or early years professional, you play a vital role in helping families create safe environments for their babies — before birth, during pregnancy, and throughout infancy. This section brings together the latest research, recommendations, and practical tools to support conversations with families and ensure consistent, evidence-informed care.
Resources for Health Professionals
Resources for Early Childhood Educators
Best Practice Guidance for Sleep and Rest
Soft Toys and Comforters in Infant Care
Sleep and Rest – Supervision
Safer Pregnancy and Pre-pregnancy
The path to a healthy pregnancy starts even before conception. We provide up-to-date, accessible information you can share with parents planning a pregnancy, including modifiable risk factors, age and lifestyle considerations, and guidance on preparing for a safe pregnancy.
Safe Sleep Principles
Safe sleep can save lives. Our safe sleep recommendations are based on over 40 years of research and are regularly reviewed by medical and scientific experts. Help families reduce the risk of sudden infant death by sharing clear, consistent advice — from sleep surface safety to sleep positioning, bedding, temperature and more.
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The information in these resources are made freely available to approved early childhood education and care services and can be reproduced and made available for these purposes – subject to the below disclaimer. These templates and resources may also be adapted with details applicable to a specific service context, subject to the below disclaimer.
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DISCLAIMER
The content of the Best Practice Guidance is provided for information purposes only. Those referring to the information in the Best Practice Guidance and templates should obtain their own independent expert advice, including their own legal, health and other advice and must rely entirely on their own enquiries about all aspects of the best practice materials, including whether and how to use the materials.
While Red Nose monitors the quality of the information available in this resource, Red Nose and/or NSW Department of Education are under no obligation to advise the recipient of changes to the resources, and to the extent permissible by law do not accept any liability to any person for the information or advice in these resources.
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