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2009 <strong>CityMatCH</strong> Urban MCH Leadership <strong>Conference</strong>Safe sleep advocates and breastfeeding advocates working toge<strong>the</strong>r to teach safe sleepPRIMARY CONTACT:Jill Paradowski, RN, MSHealth Care Outreach CoordinatorCity of Milwaukee Health Department841 N Broadway Third FloorMilwaukee, WI, 53020Phone: (414) 286-8845Fax: (414) 286-8174Email: jparad@milwaukee.govWebsite: www.milwaukee.gov/healthCATEGORYInfant mortality and morbidityFOCUSProgram Policy FocusISSUECO-PRESENTER(S)/AUTHOR(S):Anna Benton, abento@milwaukee.gov (Author,Presenter)In Milwaukee, WI in 2007, 26 infants died in unsafe sleep environments and five by entrapment. Ininvestigating this issue, <strong>the</strong> City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) discovered that patients inhospital birthing units were receiving conflicting information about safe sleep. Lactation consultants’advice is sometimes at odds with expert-recommended safe sleep practices. Literature indicates thatparents do follow practitioners’ advice, but <strong>the</strong>y are often confused by fractured or conflicting messages.SETTINGThe Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) has a group in each region of <strong>the</strong> state. An MHDpublic health nurse, who is also a representative <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> WAPC Sou<strong>the</strong>astern region, called an initialmeeting to discuss <strong>the</strong> need to promote breastfeeding and teach safe sleep using a consistent message.Members of <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern region of WAPC, and o<strong>the</strong>r community partners, were invited to <strong>the</strong>meeting.PROJECTThe goal of this program was to bring <strong>the</strong> birthing units <strong>from</strong> local area hospitals toge<strong>the</strong>r and make acommitment for safe sleep to be taught by all staff, as a strategy to reduce <strong>the</strong> incidence of SIDS deaths.During <strong>the</strong> first meeting, <strong>the</strong> group laid <strong>the</strong> foundation for addressing <strong>the</strong> issue. A presentation includeddiffering viewpoints on bed-sharing as a way to improve success in breastfeeding and also as a risk forincreased deaths due to SIDS. This first meeting lead to a number of meetings over a one year period,during which participants discussed policies on breastfeeding and safe sleep, such as <strong>the</strong> Academy ofBreastfeeding Medicine and <strong>the</strong> American Academy of Pediatrics policy on <strong>the</strong> reduction of SIDS.142

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