Foundations for Safe Sleep
For over a decade, the P.E.P.E. framework guided safe sleep advice in Aotearoa. But whānau told us the messages often felt clinical, disconnected, and didn’t reflect real-life experiences – especially for Māori whānau, pāpā, and wider whānau.
In 2025, Hāpai Te Hauora worked with whānau through regional wānanga, alongside researchers, midwives, Pacific health professionals and our Expert Advisory Group. Together, we developed new Foundations for Safe Sleep that are practical, judgement-free, and culturally grounded.
These foundations reflect whānau aspirations, affirm cultural identity, and put collective responsibility at the centre of keeping pēpi safe.