Resources for Parents
Resources for Parents
This page provides the leaflets BASIS has produced and signposts reliable resources for parents to learn about safe infant sleep.
BASIS Information Sheets
BASIS Information Sheets are provided for you to download and print as required, free of charge
Information sheet 1: Normal Infant Sleep
Read more on our site: Infant Sleep Biology
Information sheet 2: Where babies sleep
Read more on our site: Where babies sleep
Information sheet 3: Bed-sharing & safety
Read more on our site: Informed choices: Bed-sharing
Information sheet 4: Daytime sleep and slings
Read more on our site: Baby Sleep Products and Aids
Information sheet 5: Sleep aids: Dummies, swaddling and sleep bags
Read more on our site: Baby Sleep Products and Aids
Information sheet 6: Sleep training
Read more on our site: Sleep Training and Managing Sleep Disruption
Information sheet 7: Twin infant sleep
Read more on our site: Twin Infant Sleep
Information sheet 8: Supporting new parents
Available Translations: Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, French, Romanian
We rely on volunteers to help translate our resources. If you are interested in offering your skills translating our resources in a language not already listed, please get in touch at basisonline.org.uk
You can now download and print Spanish translations of all our information sheets:
Normal infant sleep – El Sueño Normal del Bebé
Normal infant sleep – El Sueño Normal del Bebé
Where babies sleep – Dónde duermen los bebés
Bed-sharing & safety – Colecho y Seguridad
Day-time sleep & slings – El uso del Portabebés para el sueño diurno
Sleep aids – Chupetes, empañadura y sacos de dormir para bebés
Sleep training – Métodos para Enseñar a Dormir
You can now download and print Dutch translations of all our information sheets:
Normal infant sleep – Normaal slaapgedrag van baby’s en jonge kinderen
Where babies sleep – Waar baby’s slapen
Bed-sharing & safety – Bedding-in en veiligheid
Day-time sleep & slings – Het gebruik van een draagdoek voor slapen overdag
Sleep aids – Fopspenen, inbakeren en babyslaapzakken
Sleep training – Slaaptraining
Twin infant sleep – Slaapgedrag van tweelingbaby’s
Japanese translations of all our information sheets are now available for you to download and print
Normal infant sleep – 赤ちゃんの通常の睡眠
Where babies sleep – 赤ちゃんが眠る場所
Bed-sharing & safety – ベッドに一緒に寝ること (ベッドの共有)と安全性
Day-time sleep & slings – 日中の睡眠(昼寝)でのスリングの 使用
Sleep aids – おしゃぶり、スワドリング(布で赤ちゃんを しっかり巻くこと)、赤ちゃん用寝袋(スリーパー)
Sleep training – ねんねトレーニング(ネントレ)、 睡眠トレーニング
Twin infant sleep – 双子の赤ちゃんの睡眠
You can now download and print French translations of all our information sheets:
Normal infant sleep – Le sommeil normal de l’enfant
Where babies sleep – Ou dorment les bébés
Bed-sharing & safety – Couchage partagé et sécurité
Day-time sleep & slings – Utiliser une écharpe pour le sommeil en journée
Sleep aids – Tétines, emmaillotement et turbulettes
Sleep training – S’entrainer à dormir
Twin infant sleep – Le sommeil des jumeaux
You can now download and print Romanian translations of all our information sheets:
Normal infant sleep – Somnul normal al sugarului
Where babies sleep – Unde dorm bebeluşii
Bed-sharing & safety – Dormitul cu bebeluşul şi Siguranţa acestuia
Day-time sleep & slings – Utilizarea unui port-bebe pentru somnul de zi
Sleep aids – Suzete, înfășarea şi saci de dormit pentru bebeluşi
Sleep training – „Antrenamentul”somnului
Twin infant sleep – Somnul gemenilor
How Babies Sleep: A Factful Guide to the First 365 Days
Professor Helen Ball, Director of the Durham Infancy Sleep Centre and BASIS, published her book ‘How Babies Sleep: A Factful Guide to the First 365 days‘ in May 2025.
Professor Helen Ball brings together cutting-edge science, anthropological insight and practical advice to provide parents with everything they need to help them confidently – and sanely – navigate the first 365 night-times with a new baby. It will teach you how to harmonise your needs with those of your infant, and empower you to reject approaches that make you uncomfortable and experiment with strategies that work for you and your family.
This book delves into the topics covered on the BASIS website in further depth and is an accessible read for parents and practitioners alike. You might even notice that it is cited on a few of our pages – look out for Ball, 2025!
‘Finally ― the baby sleep book all new parents actually need.’
Amanda Ruggeri, award-winning science and parenting journalist
‘A refreshingly clear and nonjudgmental guide to the universal yet daunting challenge of infant sleep . . . Invaluable’
Guddi Singh, paediatric doctor and presenter of BBC’s of Babies: Their Wonderful World
‘An accessible, intelligent account of the issues around baby sleep.’
Sue Gerhardt, psychotherapist and author of Why Love Matters
‘The most important voice we have to bring clarity.’ Greer Kirshenbaum, neuroscientist, doula, and author of The Nurture Revolution
You can access ‘How Babies Sleep: A Factful Guide to the First 365 days’ to purchase through this link to Penguin Books with hardback, paperback, audiobook, and e-book forms available.
You can also check your local library’s catalog to see if they have copies in stock.
Safe Sleep Guidance Resources
Beyond BASIS’s webpage on Safe Sleep Guidance that discusses the research behind the guidelines, BASIS has produced materials with trusted partners for parents to have as a quick reference.
Lullaby Trust Parent Leaflet
Download the 8 page leaflet Safer Sleep for Babies: A Guide for Parents
Produced in collaboration between BASIS, Lullaby Trust, and Unicef.
Unicef Parent Leaflet
Download the 14 page leaflet Caring For Your Baby at Night and When Sleeping
Produced in collaboration between Unicef, BASIS, Lullaby Trust, Royal College of Midwives, Institute of Health Visiting, and National Infant Feeding Network.
NHS Scotland Parent Leaflet
Download the 8 page leaflet Safer Sleep for Babies: A Guide for Parents and Carers.
Produced in collaboration between BASIS, NHS Scotland, Lullaby Trust, Parent Club, and Unicef.
The NHS Scotland resource page also has translations of this guide available in over 18 languages
Lullaby Trust Quick Reference Card
Click to download the double-sided Safer Sleep for Babies Quick Reference Card.
Produced in collaboration between BASIS, Lullaby Trust, and Unicef.
Top tip: You can print this leaflet out and put on your refrigerator as a reminder for both you and guests
NHS Scotland Quick Reference Card
Download the double sided Quick Reference Card About Safe Sleep.
Produced in collaboration between BASIS, NHS Scotland, Lullaby Trust, Parent Club, and Unicef.
Other Parent Learning Resources
The Lullaby Trust, a charity that is dedicated to keeping infants safe, has a wealth of infant safety resources available to download (free) as well as print versions available to order (print cost associated).
Parent Club, the Scottish Government’s parenting resource website, has an easy to read page on sleep safety. The Scottish Government has translated their leaflets and quick reference guides into 18+ languages as well as being available in audio format and in British Sign Language, click here to access.
The UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards published resources about infant products safety in March 2025. Access their campaign posters and videos, available in English and Welsh, here.
Twin Resources
Basis has collaborated with Twins Trust (previously TAMBA – the twins and multiple births association) to produce sleep safety info for twins and multiples. You can read more about twins and safe sleeping on our Twin Safety webpage.
Download printable double-sided factsheet TT Safer Sleeping factsheet.
Visit the Twins Trust website.
They have specific co-bedding and sleep safety information.
The Infant Sleep Info App
The Infant Sleep Info App provides key information from the Basis website in a handy format for mobile devices.
The Infant Sleep Info website is full of helpful sleep info for parents and health practitioners, but it can be difficult to read the text heavy content on a mobile device.
The Infant Sleep Info App provides key information from the Basis website in a handy format for mobile devices. Covering normal sleep development, sleep location and sleep safety the familiar info from the website is delivered in smaller chunks. Two features are exclusive to the app:
- A bed-sharing decision tool guides parents through the key considerations for safe bed-sharing, and explains when bed-sharing may be inadvisable and why.
- A sleep log tool helps parents track their baby’s sleep, displaying this info on a chart depicting the range of normal sleep for infants of different ages to provide reassurance!
Key Features of the App
- Bed-sharing decision tool.
- Where will my baby sleep?
- How will my baby sleep?
- Sleep log to track baby’s sleep
- Sleep safety and SIDS
- Links to Basis info sheets.
- Links to Basis partner organisations
How much does the Basis app cost?
Nothing! It is free
Who is the target audience?
This app is intended for parents and practitioners alike as a learning tool. Parents can also use the app as a sleep log for their baby’s sleep.
Why is the app called Infant Sleep Info?
BASIS, Baby Sleep Information Source, was formerly known as Infant Sleep Info Source (ISIS). We renamed our website and brand in November 2018 but the app has kept the former name.
Download here from the Apple App Store
Download here from the Google Play store
Or search for ‘Infant Sleep Info’ or ‘Infant Sleep Info Durham Uni’ and locate the baby icon.x
Last Reviewed: August 2025