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Review
. 2016;12(1):67-75.
doi: 10.2174/1573396311666151026110148.

Safe Infant Sleep Interventions: What is the Evidence for Successful Behavior Change?

Rachel Y Moon  1 , Fern R Hauck, Eve R Colson
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Review

Safe Infant Sleep Interventions: What is the Evidence for Successful Behavior Change?

Rachel Y Moon et al. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2016.

Abstract

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths, such as accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed and ill-defined deaths, account for >4000 deaths annually in the USA. Evidence-based recommendations for reducing the risk of sleep-related deaths have been published, but some caregivers resist adoption of these recommendations. Multiple interventions to change infant sleep-related practices of parents and professionals have been implemented. In this review, we will discuss illustrative examples of safe infant sleep interventions and evidence of their effectiveness. Facilitators of and barriers to change, as well as the limitations of the data currently available for these interventions, will be considered.

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Model for Improvement, adapted from Institute for Health Care Improvement and the Health Resources and Services Administration [34].
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Wahakura, as used by the Maori (indigenous) communities in New Zealand.
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