Additional Resources

Organizations and Materials


A Child Care Provider's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
http://www.healthychildcare.org/pdf/SIDSchildcaresafesleep.pdf

A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
http://www.healthychildcare.org/pdf/SIDSparentsafesleep.pdf

Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
http://www.healthychildcare.org/pdf/SIDStummytime.pdf

CJ Foundation for SIDS
http://www.cjsids.com/

Consumer Product Safety Commission Resources on Safe Sleep and Crib Safety
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/cribsafe.HTML

First Candle/SIDS Alliance
http://www.firstcandle.org/

Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign
http://www.healthychildcare.org/section_SIDS.cfm

National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center
http://www.sidscenter.org/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/Back to Sleep Campaign
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.cfm

SIDS Network (materials in multiple languages)
http://sids-network.org/defaultindex.htm

Research


Articles from Pediatrics (American Academy of Pediatrics) can be obtained by contacting your Local Public Library or the American Academy of Pediatrics (1-888-227-1770):

• American Academy Of Pediatrics. Task Force on Infant Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk. Pediatrics November 2005, pages 1245-1255.



• American Academy Of Pediatrics. Task Force on Infant Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Changing Concepts of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Implications for Infant Sleeping Environment and Sleep Position. Pediatrics March 2000, pages 650-656.



• Infant Sleep Position Policies in Licensed Child Care Centers After Back to Sleep Campaign, by Rachel Moon and Wendy Biliter. Pediatrics September 2000, pages 576-580.



• Back to Sleep: Can We Influence Child Care Providers, by Rachel Moon and Rosalind Oden. Pediatrics October 2003, pages 878-882.


Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2002 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, by T.J. Mathews, M.S.; Fay Menacker, Dr. P.H.; and Marian F. MacDorman, Ph.D., Division of Vital Statistics . Centers for Diease Control. National Vital Statistics Reports November 24, 2004
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr53/nvsr53_10.pdf

SIDS facts - First Candle
http://www.firstcandle.org/new-expectant-parents/about-sids-suid/sudden-unexpected-infant-deaths-suid-facts/

Based on Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Edition, 2002 (American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)

STANDARD 1.010 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS SERVING CHILDREN BIRTH TO 35 MONTHS OF AGE
STANDARD 1.023 INITIAL ORIENTATION OF ALL STAFF
STANDARD 1.030 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SMALL FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS
STANDARD 1.038 ORIENTATION OF SUBSTITUTES FOR CENTERS AND LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES
STANDARD 3.008 SCHEDULED REST PERIODS AND SLEEP ARRANGEMENTS
STANDARD 5.146 INFANT SLEEPING POSITION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES