Interventions for Sudden infant death syndrome

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Age Cohort: Pregnancy and newborn
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Education on safe sleeping practices
  • Avoid use of alcohol or illicit drugs during pregnancy
  • Place infant on the back to sleep
  • Allow infant to sleep in his or her own crib in the same room as caregivers
  • Firm and flat surface for sleeping
  • Avoid soft bedding or objects such as blankets, pillows, or toys in sleeping area
  • Avoid covering infant's head
  • Avoid overheating
  • Avoid second-hand smoke
  • Do not prop bottles in the baby's mouth
  • Breastfeeding
  • Immunizations
  • Recognition of Sudden infant death syndrome signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers
Primary Care
  • Education to parents on safe sleeping practices
  • Establish and implement institutional policies on safe sleeping practices for infants
  • Safe sleeping practice for infants
  • Recognition of malaria signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers
Referral Facility: General
  • Education to parents on safe sleeping practices
  • Safe sleeping practice for infants
  • Recognition of malaria signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Education to parents on safe sleeping practices
  • Safe sleeping practice for infants
  • Recognition of malaria signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers
 
Age Cohort: < 5 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Education on safe sleeping practices
  • Avoid use of alcohol or illicit drugs during pregnancy
  • Place infant on the back to sleep
  • Allow infant to sleep in his or her own crib in the same room as caregivers
  • Firm and flat surface for sleeping
  • Avoid soft bedding or objects such as blankets, pillows or toys in sleeping area
  • Avoid covering infant's head
  • Avoid overheating
  • Avoid second-hand smoke
  • Do not prop bottles in the baby's mouth
  • Breastfeeding
  • Immunizations
  • Emotional support for caretakers
Primary Care
  • Education to parents on safe sleeping practices
  • Establish and implement institutional policies on safe sleeping practices for infants
  • Safe sleeping practice for infants
  • Recognition of malaria signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers
Referral Facility: General
  • Education to parents on safe sleeping practices
  • Safe sleeping practice for infants
  • Recognition of malaria signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Education to parents on safe sleeping practices
  • Safe sleeping practice for infants
  • Recognition of malaria signs and symptoms
  • Emotional support for caretakers