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1998 Abstracts The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research
Published:
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Accessibility of Risk Factor Information at Newborn Hospital Discharge in Cook County, Illinois by Level of Care 613
SIDS reduction initiatives in the U.S. have proven effective in decreasing the incidence of SIDS by 30% since 1992, yet the decrement lags behind other countries with aggressive national campaigns. We hypothesized that one possible explanation for the decremental lag could be that information about modifiable risk factors for SIDS is not universally provided to the family at the time of delivery, and further that such information is less well disseminated by Level II compared to Level III Nurseries. A telephone survey assessing the inclusion of SIDS risk factor education was administered to evaluate practices in the general care nurseries in all hospitals providing labor and delivery services in Cook County. The data represent all 48 eligible hospitals, accounting for access to over 90,000 newborns annually. The Back to Sleep brochure/video was the primary educational tool used in 27 (56%) of the hospitals. For ease of presentation the results are presented in the table below as percents of the total of Level II (n=36) and Level III (n=12) Nurseries. Chi square tests indicated no differences between Level II and III Nurseries for the comparisons identified in the table. Although no differences were identified between levels of care, these data suggest an opportunity to initiate or reinforce caretaker education specific to SIDS risk factors. One can anticipate that aggressive intervention at the time of newborn hospital discharge will further decrease the incidence of SIDS.
Sections of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine and Neonatology, Rush Children's Hospital at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Bigger, H., Silvestri, J. & Weese-Mayer, D. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Accessibility of Risk Factor Information at Newborn Hospital Discharge in Cook County, Illinois by Level of Care 613.
Pediatr Res43
(Suppl 4), 107 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199804001-00634
