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Annotation: This statement supports a safe sleep environment that can reduce the risk of all sleep-related infant deaths. Contents include the recommendations and strength of evidence for each recommendation. An accompanying technical report that discusses the rationale for the recommendations is also available.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

• Policy Statement
• Technical Report

Keywords: Environmental exposure, Health policy, Infant death, Primary prevention, SIDS: Sleep position

Annotation: This document reports on investigations of misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, and violations of rules, procedures, or laws by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees, foster parents, service providers, and contractors with the Department. The document includes a special report on sleep-related infant deaths where parents were investigated by child protection services despite the absence of either drug or alcohol abuse or other blatant disregard.

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• Other Annual Reports

Keywords: Child abuse, Child protective services, Illinois, Infant mortality, SIDS, Sleep environment, Sleep position, State agencies

Annotation: This book offers tips and advice for sleep during naptimes and at night for families with breastfeeding infants. The authors are proponents of bedsharing and give guidance on how to minimize its risks.

Keywords: Bedsharing, Breastfeeding, Consumer education materials, Infant care, Infants, Mothers, SIDS, Sleep, Sleep environment, Sleep position

Annotation: This brochure for parents and other caregivers provides tips for keeping infants safe during sleep. Topics include suffocation and safe sleep environments. The brochure is available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.

Contact: Minnesota Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Section, P.O. Box 64882, St. Paul, MN 55164-0882, Telephone: (651) 201-3760 Fax: (651) 201-3590 Web Site: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/cfh/program/mch/index.cfm Available from the website.

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• Program Website

Keywords: Asian language materials, Consumer education, Environmental influences, Infants, Injury prevention, Non English language materials, Public awareness campaign materials, SIDS, Sleep position, Spanish language materials, Suffocation

Annotation: This brochure provides tips for reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or cot death. It discusses how to position baby for sleep and smoking prevention in baby's area; warns against sharing a bed, couch, or sofa, with baby and avoiding overheating; and gives additional tips. The brochure has been translated into simplified Chinese, Latvian, Polish, and Portuguese.

Contact: Lullaby Trust, 11 Belgrade Road, London, England SW1V 1RB, Telephone: (020) 7802-3200 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://lullabytrust.org.uk Available from the website.

• Brochure

Keywords: Asian language materials, Breastfeeding, Brochures, Consumer education materials, Environmental exposure, Infant death, Non English language materials, Prevention, SIDS, Sleep position

Annotation: This site contains a video, client brochure, and poster that demonstrate ways that babies sleep that are unsafe and safe. The unsafe examples are taken from real life situations in Stanislaus County, California, where babies died. The safe examples come from the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is designed to help educate parents and caregivers on the safest ways babies should sleep. Materials are available in both English and Spanish.

Contact: Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, Public Health Services, 830 Scenic Drive, P.O. Box 3271, Modesto, CA 95353, Telephone: (800) 834-8171 Secondary Telephone: (209) 558-7116 Fax: (209) 558-8320 Web Site: http://www.schsa.org/PublicHealth/index.html Available from the website.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Child safety, Consumer education materials, Infant health, Prevention, Risk management, SIDS, Sleep environment, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This paper provides information on the Always Right program, which educates adolescents in New York City about safe infant sleep and SIDS reduction practices. The paper describes the program, discusses the actions taken as a result of it, and explains why it works. Information on the National Center for Cultural Competence is included.

Contact: National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, P.O. Box 571485, Washington, DC 20057-1485, Telephone: (202) 687-5387 Secondary Telephone: (800) 788-2066 Fax: (202) 687-8899 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://nccc.georgetown.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Sleep position, Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent parents, Adolescents, Community programs, Cultural competence, Infant death, Model programs, New York, Prevention, SIDS, Sleep environment

Annotation: This online video for parents provides seven tips for safely putting an infant to sleep. Tips include: (1) the infant sleeps alone in a crib, bassinet, or play pen without any soft bedding to avoid asphyxiation; (2) baby sleeps on a firm mattress with a tight-fitting sheet; (3) always place baby to sleep on his or her back for sleep; (4) no blankets or toys in the crib; (5) keep baby's face uncovered, no blankets; (6) don't overdress or overheat baby, use a sleep sack instead of a blanket; (7) do not allow smoking around baby, even secondhand smoke increases SIDS risk.

Contact: Regional Health Alliance, 34 West Jackson Street, 1 Riverwalk Centre, Battle Creek, MI 9017, Telephone: (269) 962-5992 Fax: (269) 962-2182 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.regionalhealthalliance.com Available from the website.

• English Version
• Spanish Version

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Consumer education materials, Infant mortality, Prevention, SIDS, Sleep environment, Spanish language materials