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Te Rōpū Arotake Auau Mate o te Hunga Tamariki, Taiohi
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Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
Guidelines
Safe sleep essentials
(www.healthed.govt.nz)
A health education brochure with guidance on best sleeping position and keeping baby in a smokefree environment to prevent SUDI.
Protecting infants from SUDI (PDF, 18 KB)
Guidance on how to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy.
Upcoming conference
Sydney Australia, 8-10 October 2010
Joint Conference of the International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA) and the International Society for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death (ISPID).
Theme: Precious lives: global collaboration in still birth and infant death.
Visit the conference website at
www.isaispid2010.com
Recent conference
Content from the Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Workshop, held in Wellington on 4 and 5 May 2006
Workshop programme:
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Workshop Programme (PDF, 107 KB)
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Workshop Programme (Word, 497 KB)
Other information
Change for Our Children
(www.changeforourchildren.co.nz)
Change for our Children is on a mission to build a strong culture of respect for children that is visible in our country’s systems and services, conversations and communities, hearts and homes.
Curriculum for Nurses: Continuing Education Program on SIDS Risk Reduction
(www.nichd.nih.gov)
The National Institute of Child Health and Development (USA) and its partners in the Back to Sleep campaign worked with national nursing organisations to design this continuing education program about reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The module includes information about SIDS, SIDS risk, risk-reduction strategies, challenges to risk reduction, communicating about risk reduction, and the unique role nurses can play in helping families reduce the risk of SIDS. Copies of the can be obtained from the website free of charge.
The Foundation of the Study of Infant Deaths
(www.fsid.org.uk)
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) is a UK charity that works to prevent SUDI and promote health. It funds research, supports bereaved families and promotes safe baby care advice.
Māori SIDS
(www.maorisids.org.nz)
Māori SIDS was established in March 1994 to decrease SIDS mortality rates in the Māori community.
The organisation delivers national and regional services that focus on co-ordination and provision of evidence based research with the purpose of assisting whānau, health professionals and communities to reduce the incidence of SIDS/SUDI.
SIDS international
(www.sidsinternational.org)
SIDS international Acts as an international voice and facilitates the international sharing of information on SIDS and SUDI related issues pertaining to statistical information, research, counselling, support, education and service provision. In addition it arranges a two yearly international conference.
TAHA Well Pacific Mother and Infant Service
(www.taha.co.nz)
The Pacific Health Programme, in the Department of Māori and Pacific Health at the University of Auckland, developed a SUDI prevention programme for Pacific families in Auckland.
Page last updated: 13 May 2010
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