Transcript Born to Sleep Safe

Presented by:
Calhoun County Infant Safe Sleep Coalition
* Have an awareness of the issue
* Know prevention strategies
* See the value in informing others
* Know the importance of becoming an Infant Safe Sleep Advocate
Too many infants around the state and
in Calhoun County are dying in unsafe
sleep environments.
These are preventable deaths!
Live Births
Deaths Before
Age 1
Rate per 1,000
births
2006
127,537
940
7.4
2007
125,172
997
8.0
2008
121,231
894
7.4
2009
116,743
881
7.5
2010
114,717
817
7.1
Live Births
Deaths Before
Age 1
Rate per 1,000
births
2006
1,797
17
9.5
2007
1,921
28
14.6
2008
1,776
14
7.9
2009
1,704
20
11.7
2010
1,648
18
10.9
16
Rate per 1,000 Live Births
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Calhoun County
Michigan
United States
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of Infant Deaths
6
SIDS
5
Accidental Suffocation
4
3
2
1
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Rate per 1,000 live births
1.2
1.06
Calhoun County
1
0.91
Michigan
0.89
0.8
0.55
0.6
0.4
0.35
0.4
0.42
0.43
0.47
0.47
0.37
0.2
0.2
0
2003-05
2004-06
2005-07
2006-08
2007-09
2008-10
Rate per 1,000 live births
1.8
1.67
1.6
Calhoun County
1.4
Michigan
1.37
1.27
1.2
1.07
1
0.8
0.54
0.6
0.38
0.39
0.38
0.39
0.38
0.39
2003-05
2004-06
2005-07
2006-08
2007-09
2008-10
0.4
0.2
0.18
0
* Place baby on back for every sleep time
* Use a firm mattress with tightly fitted sheet – no loose bedding
* Baby should sleep in the same room as the parents, but not in the same
bed (room-sharing without bed-sharing)
* Baby should sleep alone in a crib, portable crib, or bassinet.
* Nothing in sleep area:
no pillows, blankets, comforters, stuffed
animals, bumper pad, or other soft items.
* Do not smoke during pregnancy and avoid an infant’s
exposure to second-hand smoke
* Offer a pacifier at nap time and bed time. (For breastfed infants, delay
pacifier introduction until breastfeeding has been firmly established,
usually 3-4 weeks of age.)
* Breastfeeding is recommended.
* Do not use home apnea monitors or commercial devices marketed to
reduce the risk of SIDS.
* Avoid covering baby’s head or dressing the baby too warmly.
baby in as much or as little clothing as you are wearing.
* Encourage tummy time when infant is awake and observed.
Dress the
* Breastfeeding is recommended and is associated with reduced
risk of SIDS.
* Infants should be immunized.
Evidence suggests
that immunization reduces the risk of SIDS by 50%.
* Bumper pads should not be used in cribs.
There is no evidence
that bumper pads prevent injuries and there is potential risk of
suffocation, strangulation, or entrapment.
Prone position, soft bedding
Soft bedding / prone position / head covered
Wedging
* Sleeping with or on others; including mothers falling asleep
while breastfeeding
* Unsafe infant bedding, such as, loose bedding, pillows, heavy
quilts, blankets, toys, bumper pads
* Unsafe infant sleeping locations, such as, adult beds, waterbeds,
couches, chairs, swings, car seats
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The back sleep position, by itself, is not
protective when the infant’s sleep
environment is unsafe.
We need to move beyond “Back to Sleep” to
teaching infant safe sleep environment.
The Calhoun County Infant Safe
Sleep Coalition was formed in 2006
to address the increasing incidence
of preventable infant deaths.
* Bronson Battle Creek
* Nurse Family Partnership
* Calhoun County Public Health
* Oaklawn Hospital
* Early Childhood Connections
* Physicians
* Educators
* Regional Health Alliance
* Family Health Center of Battle Creek
* Summit Pointe
* Maternal Infant Health
* The Coordinating Council
Department
Program/Connect Health Services
* Medical Examiner
* Tomorrow’s Child
* WIC
Our Goal
Every baby is placed in a
safe sleep environment.
* Assess your policies and practices
* Revise if necessary to reflect infant safe sleep
recommendations
* Share information with parents and other caretakers
* Advocate for infant safe sleep
* Provide resources to those caring for babies
* Safe Sleep Tip Cards
*Available in English, Spanish, and Burmese
* Safe Sleep brochure
*Available in English and Spanish
* Safe Sleep Videos
*Available in English and Spanish
* Safe Sleep Posters
*Available in English and Spanish
* Pack-N-Play Program
* Refer to 211
* Presentations / Training
** borntobehealthy.org
For more information contact:
Infant Safe Sleep Coalition
Educator – Mary Humphreys RN
Co-chair - Jill Wise
Co-chair – Sallie Shears
Tomorrow’s Child
275-0011
966-2600
441-5914
(800) 331-7437