History of safe sleep practices
- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) defined
- AAP recommendations – 30 years of evidence
In hospital initiatives / safe sleep program
- Policy development
- Crib cards
- Model behavior
- Sleep sacks
- Discharge gift
Barriers / opportunities in NICU and nursery
- Family and Staff Education
- Developmental Care
- Supportive positioning
- Staff workload and personal experiences
Health Disparities
- Mortality gap
- State variations
- Racial/Ethnic trends
- Decreasing racial disparities
Home health / pediatrician office follow up
- Discuss sleep safety
- Assess sleep environment
- Risk reduction efforts
Next steps
- Sustainability tactics
- Community engagement