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10/13/04
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Back to Sleep Campaign Marks Tenth Anniversary With Renewed Effort To Cut SIDS Rates in African American Community
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The Back to Sleep campaign marks its tenth anniversary this October with renewed efforts to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the African American community by reminding parents and caregivers to always place infants on their backs to sleep. The Back to Sleep campaign is sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. |
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12/22/03
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NICHD Alerts Parents to Winter SIDS Risk
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The cold winter months bring an increase in the number of infants who die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, one of the National Institutes of Health. |
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05/29/03
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Detroit Summit to Bring African American Women Together to Reduce SIDS Risk
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will sponsor a regional summit meeting May 30-31 in Detroit as part of a national campaign to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African American communities. |
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05/12/03
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Study Confirms Safety of Placing Infants to Sleep on their Backs Infants Who Sleep on Back Have Fewer Fevers and Ear Infections
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A team of researchers reports that infants who are placed to sleep on their backs are not at increased risk for health problems, and they are less likely to develop fevers, get stuffy noses, or develop otitis media (ear infection). |
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05/05/03
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Bed Sharing with Siblings, Soft Bedding, Increase SIDS Risk
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Infants who share a bed with other children are at a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than are other infants, according to the most recent analysis of a study of predominantly African American SIDS deaths in Chicago. |
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03/13/03
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L.A. Summit Seeks to Reduce SIDS in Western U.S. African American Communities
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The Women in the NAACP (WIN) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have joined forces with two national African American women's organizations to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the African American community. |
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02/28/03
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Higher SIDS Risk Found in Infants Placed in Unaccustomed Sleeping Position
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Infants accustomed to sleeping on their backs who are then placed to sleep on their stomachs or sides are at an increased risk for SIDS-greater than the increased SIDS risk of infants always placed on their stomachs or sides. |
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01/30/03
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Summits Seek to Reduce SIDS Risk In African American Community
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In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has joined forces with three national African American Women's organizations in a year-long program to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) among African American infants. |
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01/13/03
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Study Finds Bed Sharing Among Parents and Infants on the Rise
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Bed sharing-the practice of letting babies sleep in an adult bed with a parent or caregiver-is increasing in the United States, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). |
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12/03/02
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Study Identifies SIDS Risk Factors Among American Indian Infants
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A study of Northern Plains Indians found that infants were less likely to die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) if their mothers received visits from public health nurses before and after giving birth. |
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10/07/02
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Most Definitive Study of Its Kind Shows That Sleeping on the Stomach Increases Infant SIDS Risk
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Researchers have conducted the most definitive study of its kind to show that sleeping on the stomach increases the risk of U.S. infants for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). |
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10/10/01
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Infant Sleep Position and Head Control
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A study appearing in the October 2001 issue of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics reported that premature infants who sleep on their backs gain the ability to lift their heads at a slightly slower rate than do premature infants who sleep on their stomachs. |
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05/01/01
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Study Raises Questions About Relationship Between SIDS And Events Detected By Home Monitors
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Episodes of prolonged cessation of breathing or prolonged slowing of heart rate in infants-- believed to be potential signs of risk for SIDS--primarily occur before the developmental age when most SIDS deaths occur, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). |
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10/12/00
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Campaign's Resource Kit Seeks to Reduce Incidence of SIDS in African American Communities
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Commemorating SIDS Awareness Month, HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher today unveiled a resource kit for reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African American communities. |
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05/14/00
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NICHD-Funded Researchers Uncover Abnormal Brain Pathways in SIDS Victims
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A team of researchers funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has found that infants who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) have abnormalities in several parts of the brainstem. |
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