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Safe to Sleep Initiative - An Effort to Reduce Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths in South Texas

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OBJECTIVE/AIM: The aim is to develop a system of safe sleep modeling in the Nursery, NICU and Pediatric Ward by enhancing nursing and provider education, documentation, and distribution of safe… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE/AIM: The aim is to develop a system of safe sleep modeling in the Nursery, NICU and Pediatric Ward by enhancing nursing and provider education, documentation, and distribution of safe sleep practices to families with the ultimate goal of reducing the local rate of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) in San Antonio. National certification as a Safe Sleep Leader is a secondary objective. BACKGROUND: There has been a recent spike in SUID nationally which is disproportionately elevated in the local San Antonio area. A large proportion of deaths have been attributed to unsafe sleep conditions including …

Keywords: sleep initiative; safe sleep; unexpected infant; sudden unexpected

Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018

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