SIDS Risk Reduction Training for Parents and Family Members
An Evidence-Based Practice
Description
This is an educational program that provides SIDS risk reduction education to low-income parents, many of whom are African-American, in the District of Columbia. This project specifically targets African-American parents who receive nutritional benefits through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program (a program for low-income families) and teenage parents enrolled in the District of Columbia Public Schools.
Goal / Mission
The objectives are to increase knowledge of SIDS risk reduction strategies, including sleep position and roomsharing without bedsharing.
Impact
A 15-minute educational session with small groups of parents is effective in informing parents about the importance of safe sleep position and in changing parent behavior for at least the first 6 months of the infant's life.
Results / Accomplishments
SIDS Risk Reduction Training reaches approximately 200 parents and grandparents annually. More than 80% of participants have improved knowledge about recommendations for safe infant sleep. In a study of the effectiveness of the training, parents who attended the educational intervention were more likely to place their infants on the back, less likely to bedshare, and more likely to be aware of safe infant sleeping recommendations.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
Children's National Medical Center
Primary Contact
Dr. Rachel Moon
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-476-3948
rmoon@childrensnational.org
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-476-3948
rmoon@childrensnational.org
Topics
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Health / Children's Health
Health / Prevention & Safety
Health / Children's Health
Health / Prevention & Safety
Organization(s)
Children's National Medical Center
Date of publication
Mar 2004
Date of implementation
2002
Location
Washington, D.C.
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Target Audience
Children, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Submitted By
Children's National Medical Center