Doc type: Guideline
Doc No.: GL2005_063
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child
Clinical/ Patient Services - Maternity
Summary
This guideline provides a more explicit explanation of the risk of SIDS associated with positioning babies on their stomach and includes information on safe sleeping practices, commonly asked questions and more detail on SIDS and Kids resources and contacts.
Date of Publication: 24 May 2005
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Public Hospitals
Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Divisions of General Practice, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes
Review Date: 30 June 2012
Policy Manual: Not applicable
File No: 02/6378
Previous reference: IB 2003/17
Status: Active
File link: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and safe sleeping for infants
File size: 39Kb
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