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Trump shutters Safe to Sleep public health campaign

Editor’s note: Due to a scheduling change, this segment did not air on May 8, 2025, as planned.

For three decades, the federal government has spearheaded Safe to Sleep, a public health campaign to help prevent babies from dying in their sleep. Now, the Trump administration has shut down the office responsible for leading that campaign.

NPR’s Maria Godoy reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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