Parents and carers invited to help improve safer sleep advice for their babies

NHS Essex wants to hear from parents and carers across Essex to help improve the sleep advice families receive for their babies.

Pregnant women, birthing people, parents and carers who have welcomed a baby can take part in a short survey about the safer sleep advice they have received from maternity services.

NHS Essex wants to understand when and how people received the advice, whether it was clear and what could be improved.

Parents and carers are also being asked whether the advice was right for them, if they felt comfortable asking questions and what other information or support would help.

The feedback will help NHS Essex understand what works well and how to improve support for parents and carers across Essex.

Getting clear and helpful advice about safer sleep is important for parents and carers, particularly during pregnancy and in those early months after having a baby.

We want to hear about what helped, what was easy to understand and what could have been better.

By sharing their experience, people can help us improve advice and support for families across Essex.

Clare Angell, Director for Strategic Commissioning for Children and Young People/Learning Disability and Autism

The survey is anonymous, takes around five minutes to complete and is open until Monday 23 November 2026 at 5pm.

People can share their experiences by completing the safer sleep survey on Essex Virtual Views, NHS Essex’s website for sharing feedback of local health and care services. People can also register with Essex Virtual Views to hear about more opportunities to have a say.