To learn more about infant sleep risks, safe sleep recommendations and what other children's hospitals are doing to help families create safe sleep environments, don't miss "Wake-up call," the cover story in the summer issue of Set your subscriptions for electronic newsletters, print and digital versions of Children's Hospitals Today magazine, and emailed Content Alerts for select topics that interest you.Children's Hospitals Today, the Children's Hospitals Association quarterly magazine, features articles on issues of interest to administrators, clinicians, trustees and others concerned with child health care and children's hospitals. All of these figures are up from 0 percent at the start of the initiative.On the general pediatric floor, if any one of the four elements of safe sleep is not met, the auditor will introduce himself or herself to the baby's nurse and the parents and remind them of the safe sleep elements. Today, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital reports that:Because of the success the team saw with newborns, they rolled out a safe sleep program on the general pediatric floor, doing 10 crib checks a month there too.

Infants should be placed on a firm sleep surface (eg, mattress in a … Caregivers can: Place babies on their back for every sleep. The North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center www.healthychildcarenc.org • 1.800.367.2229 NC Child Care Rules 10A NCAC 09 .0606 and .1724 Posters developed in cooperation with the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education Use a firm sleep surface, such as a waterproof mattress in a safety-approved* crib, covered by a 0000005751 00000 n Safe Sleep in Child Care Tip Sheet and Resources Available for Parents and Caregivers According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 14 Kansas children died in regulated childcare in 2007. Keep soft objects, toys, and loose bedding out of your baby’s sleep area. 36 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 39 /H [ 1431 231 ] /L 57155 /E 52304 /N 1 /T 56317 >> endobj xref 36 31 0000000016 00000 n Here are some resources.You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. This 2-hour online course will help you learn how to create a safe sleep environment for infants, thus reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also called SIDS, and other sleep-related causes of death that affect infants. Do not smoke or let anyone else smoke around your baby. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. 0000002889 00000 n And parents of newborns are often in a better position to absorb messages about safe sleep than parents of older children who are hospitalized for serious illness, according to Altman. Learn about safe sleep practices for your baby and talk to your healthcare provider. 0000002270 00000 n 0000002054 00000 n 0000004577 00000 n Sleep and rest environments and equipment should be safe and free from hazards. 0000005730 00000 n

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Children’s sleep and rest environments should be free from cigarette or tobacco smoke. That's exactly what Robin Altman is doing—together with a highly collaborative team at "We want to role model a safe sleep environment for parents, and in doing so, to educate them so they know this is the only way their baby should be sleeping when they go home," says Altman, M.D., FAAP, professor of pediatrics, New York Medical College; chief of general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine, and medical director of quality and safety at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center.When Altman talks about the only way a baby should be sleeping, she is referring to these four elements of the safe sleep environment: on the back, crib flat, safe clothing and nothing in the crib.