Every year, Missouri recognizes October as Safe Sleep Month, with a goal of bringing awareness to infant lives lost due to unsafe sleeping environments. The state Department of Social Services (DSS) ...

One-hundred and three infant deaths were reported in 2022 in Missouri, with 74% of them because of unsafe sleeping environments, according to Missouri Department of Social Services. Sleep-related ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An annual report from the Missouri Department of Social Services shows an increase in child deaths from sleep-related suffocation. According to the Missouri Child Fatality ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Infant sleep-related deaths in Springfield have increased 150% in 2022 compared to last year’s numbers. In 2021, there were a total of four infant sleep-related deaths, according to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Springfield Police Department is warning parents of newborns about a rise in sleep-related deaths. In 2022, ten infants died because of unsafe sleeping conditions, up 150% ...

A wide-ranging bill passed by the Missouri General Assembly last year banning sleeping on public land was struck down on Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court. Critics of the bill feared it ...