Making sure newborns and children under 5 years sleep safely

Tips and information

• Have good quality sleep in a quiet environment:  14 – 17 hours (infants up to 3 months), 12 – 16 hours (infants 4 – 11 months), 11 – 14 hours (12 – 2 years of age), 10 – 13 hours (children beyond 2 years) 
• Place a baby on their back to sleep and make sure they can breathe easily
• Know that a baby should sleep on this back during the first year
• Place a baby under a bednet to sleep in places where malaria is present
• Understand that this will protect against mosquito bites, which pass on the disease