Background Efforts to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care provision
have often focused on changing approaches to the way services are organized and …

Objective To determine what is known about postpartum education provided by nurses to
women before discharge from the hospital after birth and whether current nursing practices …

Every year in the United States, approximately 3500 infants die of sleep-related infant
deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)(International Statistical …

A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success …

OBJECTIVES: To examine prevalence of safe infant sleep practices and variation by
sociodemographic, behavioral, and health care characteristics, including provider advice …

Of the nearly 3.8 million infants born in the United States in 2018, 8.3% had low birth weight
(< 2500 g [5.5 lb]) and 10% were born preterm (gestational age of< 37 completed weeks) …

Background: Hyperthermia is a known risk for sudden unexpected infant death. The practice
of hat placement at birth to prevent transient hypothermia may not be necessary and sets an …

Social workers are often front line behavioral health providers for underserved populations,
many of whom experience sleep disturbances. Inadequate sleep presents a public health …

Background Within many public health settings, there remain large challenges to sustaining
evidence-based practices. The Program Sustainability Assessment Tool has been …

Despite public awareness campaigns, some parents continue to engage in infant sleep
practices that are considered risky by health experts, such as bedsharing or placing their …