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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
Topics
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
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.
For more details
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14993547
Target Audience
Children, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Submitted By
Children's National Medical Center

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.
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