Infant Safe Sleep
Review recent news about infant safe sleep that challenges several of the recommendations made by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Infant Safe Sleep and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
In this research review, Dr. Bart Klika, our Chief Research and Strategy Officer, briefs us on some recent research into two topics of interest to the child abuse prevention community: infant safe sleep and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Below the video you will find links to research referenced in the review.
Referenced Research
- Vital Signs: Trends and Disparities in Infant Safe Sleep Practices — United States, 2009–2015. CDC.
- SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment. American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Opioid Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: An Overview. Wexelblatt et al., 2017.
- The economic burden of neonatal abstinence syndrome in the United States. Corr & Hollenbeak, 2017
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