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Research Studies on Back To Sleep & Sleep Safety

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An update on the approach to apparent life-threatening events.
Shah S, Sharieff GQ.
Curr Opin Pediatr. 2007 Jun; 19(3):288-294.

Supine Sleeping Position Does Not Cause Clinical Aspiration in Neonates in Hospital Newborn Nurseries.
Mary Anne Tablizo, MD; Penny Jacinto, MD; Dawn Parsley, PNP; Maida Lynn Chen, MD; Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD; Thomas G. Keens, MD.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 May; 161(5):507-510. (pdf 60 Kb)

Infant sleep position, head shape concerns, and sleep positioning devices.
Hutchison L, Stewart A, Mitchell E.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Apr;43(4):243-8. (pdf 40 Kb)

Is the mattress important in helping babies keep warm?—Paradoxical effects of a sleeping surface with negligible thermal resistance.
ll S, Blair P, Henderson J, Fleming P.
Acta Paediatr. 2007 Feb; 96(2):199-205. (pdf 40 Kb)

The state of South Dakota's child: 2006--Part II--safe sleep.
Wilson AL, Randall B.
S D Med. 2007 Feb; 60(2):55-9, 61. (pdf 36 Kb)

A comparison of pulmonary intra-alveolar hemorrhage in cases of sudden infant death due to SIDS in a safe sleep environment or to suffocation.
Krous HF, Haas EA, Masoumi H, Chadwick AE, Stanley C.
Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Jan 11; [E-pub ahead of print] (pdf 40 Kb)

Survey of sleeping position recommendations for prematurely born infants on neonatal intensive care unit discharge.
Rao H, May C, Hannam S, Rafferty GF, Greenough A.
Eur J Pediatr. 2006 Nov 14; [E-pub ahead of print] (pdf 52 Kb)

Sudden infant death syndrome: Risk factors for infants found face down differ from other SIDS cases.
Thompson JM, Thach BT, Becroft DM, Mitchell EA;
New Zealand Cot Death Study Group. J Pediatr. 2006 Nov; 149(5):630-633. (pdf 56 Kb)

Increased incidence of apparently life-threatening events due to supine position.
Maggio AB, Schappi MG, Benkebil F, Posfay-Barbe KM, Belli DC.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2006 Nov; 20(6):491-6. (pdf 52 Kb)

NICU Nurses' Knowledge and Discharge Teaching Related to Infant Sleep Position and Risk of SIDS.
Aris C, Stevens TP, Lemura C, Lipke B, McMullen S, Cote-Arsenault D, Consenstein L.
Adv Neonatal Care. 2006 Oct; 6(5):281-294. (pdf 64 Kb)

Effect of sleeping position on nasal patency in newborns.
Olarinde O, Banerjee AR, O'callaghan C.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006 Sep; 91(5):F365-6. (pdf 44 Kb)

Comparison of respiratory physiologic features when infants are placed in car safety seats or car beds.
Kinane TB, Murphy J, Bass JL, Corwin MJ.
Pediatrics. 2006 Aug; 118(2):522-7 (pdf 52 Kb)

Do risk factors differ between explained sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) and SIDS?
Vennemann MM, Bajanowski T, Butterfass-Bahloul T, Sauerland C, Jorch G, Brinkmann B, Mitchell EA.
Arch Dis Child. 2006 Aug 25; [E-pub ahead of print] (pdf 56 Kb)

N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor 1 changes in the piglet brainstem after nicotine and/or intermittent hypercapnic-hypoxia.
Fanous AM, Machaalani R, Waters KA.
Neuroscience. 2006 Aug 2; [E-pub ahead of print] (pdf 56 Kb)

Barriers to following the supine sleep recommendation among mothers at four centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program.
Colson ER, Levenson S, Rybin D, Calianos C, Margolis A, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ.
Pediatrics. 2006 Aug;118(2):e243-50. (pdf 52 Kb)

Effect of "This Side Up" T-shirts on Infant Sleep Position.
Barnes-Josiah DL, Eurek P, Huffman S, Heusinkvelt J, Severe-Oforah J, Schwalberg R.
Matern Child Health J. 2006 Jul 1; [Epub ahead of print] (pdf 60 Kb)

State child care regulations regarding infant sleep environment since the Healthy Child Care America-Back to Sleep campaign.
Moon RY, Kotch L, Aird L.
Pediatrics. 2006 Jul; 118(1):73-83. (pdf 60 Kb)

Effect of prone and supine position on sleep, apneas, and arousal in preterm infants.
Bhat RY, Hannam S, Pressler R, Rafferty GF, Peacock JL, Greenough A.
Pediatrics. 2006 Jul; 118(1):101-7. (pdf 56 Kb)

Spontaneous arousability in prone and supine position in healthy infants.
Kato I, Scaillet S, Groswasser J, Montemitro E, Togari H, Lin JS, Kahn A, Franco P.
Sleep. 2006 Jun 1; 29(6):785-90. (pdf 47 Kb)

Prone versus supine positioning in the well preterm infant: Effects on work of breathing and breathing patterns.
Levy J, Habib RH, Liptsen E, Singh R, Kahn D, Steele AM, Courtney SE.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Jun 15; [E-pub ahead of print] (pdf 43 Kb)

Where should babies sleep?
Mace S.
Community Pract. 2006 Jun;79(6):180-3. (pdf 37 Kb)

Fewer spontaneous arousals during prone sleep in preterm infants at 1 and 3 months corrected age.
Ariagno RL, van Liempt S, Mirmiran M.
J Perinatol. 2006 Mar 30; [Epub ahead of print] (pdf 40 Kb)

Impacting Infant Head Shapes
Pat Hummel, RNC, MA, NNP, PNP; Dana Fortado, OTRL
Adv Neonatal Care. 2005;5(6):329-340. ©2005 W.B. Saunders
(Abstract - pdf 40 Kb) (Full Text - pdf 1.2 Mb)

SIDS risk factors and factors associated with prone sleeping in Sweden.
Alm B, Mollborg P, Erdes L, Pettersson R, Aberg N, Norvenius G, Wennergren G.
Arch Dis Child. 2006 Feb 7; [Epub ahead of print] (pdf 34 Kb)
Dept of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Sweden.

Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly in the First Two Years of Life: A Prospecitive Cohort Study
Pediatrics, 2004; 114;970-980
B. Lynne Hutchison, Luke A.D. Hutchison, John M.D. Thompson and Ed A. Mitchell (pdf 536 Kb)

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. 2005 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print] (pdf 32 Kb)

Health departments do it better: prenatal care site and prone infant sleep position
Matern Child Health J. 2005 June:9(2): 165-72.
Lahr MB, Rosenberg KD, Lapidus JA. (pdf 44 kb)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Sleeping Position in Pre-term and Low Birthweight Infants: An Opportunity for Targeted Intervention.
Arch Dis Child. 2005 May 24; [Epub ahead of print]
Blair P, Ward Platt MP, Smith IJ, Fleming PJ. (pdf 48 kb)

Sleeping position and electrocortical activity in low birth weight infants.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005 Apr 27;
Sahni R, Schulze KF, Kashyap S, Ohira-Kist K, Fifer WP, Myers MM. (pdf 44 kb)

Infant Sleep Position Policies in Licensed Child Care Centers After Back to Sleep Campaign
Rachel Y. Moon, and Wendy M. Biliter (pdf 56 kb)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Prenatal Maternal Smoking: Rising Attributed Risk in the Back to Sleep Era. Anderson ME, Johnson DC, Batal HA., BMC Med. 2005 Jan 11;3(1):4 [Epub ahead of print] (pdf 45 kb)

Influence of sleep position experience on ability of prone-sleeping infants to escape from asphyxiating microenvironments by changing head position.
Paluszynska DA, Harris KA, Thach BT.Pediatrics. 2004 Dec;114(6):1634-9. (pdf 43 kb)

Back to Sleep: An Educational Intervention With Women, Infants, and Children Program Clients  Moon RY et al. PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 No. 3 March 2004, pp. 542-547(pdf 24kb) 

Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly in the First Two Years of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study Pediatrics 2004; 114; 970-980, Mitchell, et. al. (pdf 60 kb)

The Relationship Between Awake Positioning and Motor Performance Among Infants Who Slept Supine.
Pediatric Physical Therapy. 15(4):196-203, Winter 2003.
Monson, Renee M. MS, PT; Deitz, Jean PhD, OTR, FAOTA; Kartin, Deborah PT, PhD (pdf 55 kb)

Plagiocephaly - AAP Clinical Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 1 July 2003
John Persing, MD; Hector James, MD; Jack Swanson, MD; John Kattwinkel, MD; Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine; Section on Plastic Surgery; and Section on Neurological Surgery (pdf 75 kb)

Risk and preventive factors for cot death in the Netherlands, a low-incidence country Eur J Pediatr (1998) 157: 681 ± 688, M. P. L'Hoir, et al:
This study documents the use of sack-like sleepers as protective against SIDS, and was used as a basis for the creation of the HALO® SleepSack™ Wearable Blanket (pdf 326kb)