Safe Sleep

IMPROVING INFANT SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES IN THE INPATIENT SETTING USING QI METHODOLOGY

Background: Baystate Children’s Hospital serves a population that is vulnerable to unsafe sleep practices. By July 2017, there were 6 cases of accidental infant deaths in Hampden County MA, attributed to unsafe sleeping practices, primarily [...]

By | 2018-03-19T13:05:10+00:00 March 19th, 2018|Hospital Medicine 2018, Innovations, Pediatrics|Comments Off

SAFE SLEEP REINFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION DURING FAMILY CENTERED ROUNDS

Background: The 2011 AAP policy statement regarding recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment included hospitalized infants, but unsafe sleep practices continue to be common in hospitalized infants. Safe sleep position compliance was observed to [...]

By | 2019-03-11T14:21:33+00:00 March 11th, 2019|Hospital Medicine 2019, Pediatrics, Research|Comments Off