infant safe sleepnursing practiceTo evaluate nurses' knowledge and beliefs about best practices for infant safe sleep. To determine the degree to which the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics'(AAP) for infant safe sleep were modeled and parent education was given by nurses at ...
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(HealthDay)—Safe infant sleep practices are suboptimal in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Pediatrics.
SIDS is the unexplained death of an infant who is younger than one year old. In the United States, SIDS takes the lives of about 3,400 babies each year. This number has been continuously decreasing over the past 25 years due to better sleep practices, but SIDS is still the leading ca...
Always using safe sleep practices with babies is key to the prevention of sudden unexpected infant death. The current recommendation for safe sleep for infants is the “ABC” method: Alone On the baby’s back In a safe crib “A baby who sleeps on his or her back alone in a safe crib ...
Safe infant sleep practices can be integrated into the routine care of preterm infants in the NICU. Modeling SSP to families far in advance of hospital discharge may improve adherence to SSP at home and reduce the risk of sleep-related morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population of inf...
The purpose of this study was to promote safe infant sleep practices and to assess specifically if the provision of the baby box improved safe sleep practices in a low-resource peri-urban com- munity in Ecuador. The aims were: 1) to describe the participants' intentions regarding the infant...
falls, choking, suffocation, andSIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Following safe sleep strategies for babies can help you prevent these dangerous outcomes. Keep reading to pick up insights and tips on the best practices for safe sleep in the newborn stage and as your little one grows ...
DISCUSSION Grandmothers do not universally observe evidence-based safe sleep practices, particularly if the infant is not sleeping in the home of the parent. Interventions for senior caregivers focused on perceived choking risk, infant comfort in the supine position, and other recent changes in ...
“This was one of the most impactful interventions that have been put in place that has really caused a significant decline,” says Dr. Brown. “We really need to create an awareness that following safe sleep practices with our newborns and infants is a lifesaving measure.” ...