As easy as ABC: evaluation of safe sleep initiative on safe sleep compliance in a freestanding pediatric hospital

Autor: Traci Leong, Manon Billaud, Maneesha Agarwal, Terri Miller, Terri McFadden, Jonathan Johnson, Sarah Gard Lazarus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Injury Epidemiology, Vol 6, Iss S1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2197-1714
DOI: 10.1186/s40621-019-0205-z
Popis: Abstract Background The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the ABCs of safe infant sleep (alone, back, clear crib) to combat the increasing rates of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID). It is unclear if these recommendations are followed for infants hospitalized in pediatric facilities after the newborn period. The objectives of this study were to assess baseline infant sleep behaviors at a tertiary care freestanding pediatric hospital and to evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital-based infant safe sleep program in improving adherence to safe sleep recommendations. Methods A quality improvement program with pre- and post- analyses was performed on a convenience sample of infants
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