Sleep, Baby & You

Sleep, Baby & You is the name of a new approach for supporting parents with sleep for themselves and their babies. The programme provides tools and training for practitioners and resources for parents. Sleep, Baby & You is an adaptation of the Possums Sleep Program (Australia), with the updated 2024 version available at Dr Pam and NDC Institute. The Possums Sleep Program was developed by Dr Pamela Douglas, first delivered in the Brisbane Possums Clinic in 2011. A 2015 edition was manualised in collaboration with Dr Koa Whittingham (The University of Queensland), integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Subsequently, Dr Pamela Douglas developed the 2020 and 2024 editions of The Possums Sleep Program. Sleep, Baby & You has been developed for use in the UK by Professor Helen Ball & Dr Catherine Taylor (Durham University Infancy & Sleep Centre) and Dr Pamela Douglas. Artwork has been created by LDi Studios, Sunderland, UK. Funding for the development of Sleep, Baby & You has been provided by an ESRC Impact Acceleration Award to Professor Helen Ball and Durham University.

• For more information see Sleep, Baby & You on the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre website.