1. Giving Babies a Future

2. Presented by:
Capital Area Infant Mortality
& Infant Safe Sleep Coalition
A Coalition of Mid-Michigan
agencies working together to:
 Increase awareness of Michigan’s
high infant mortality rate and its
causes, and
 To promote infant safe sleep.
The Coalition serves families
in the Mid-Michigan
community.

3. What Is Infant Mortality?
 Refers to infants born live that die before their first birthday.
 Infant Mortality Rate: Number of infants that die for every 1000
live born infants.

4. The Problem:
 Too many babies in
Michigan are dying
unnecessarily.
 More Black babies are
dying than white
babies.

5. Michigan 2009
Leading Causes of 62% of infant deaths were caused by:
Infant Deaths  Prematurity/low birth weight
babies (183 deaths)
In Michigan  Birth defects (181 deaths)
 Accidents (74 deaths)
 Maternal complications of
pregnancy (62 deaths)
 SIDS (45 deaths)
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 All other causes (336 deaths)
Total infant deaths - 881

6. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Source: CDC Website

7. What We Know
About Preventing
Babies From Dying
 Prematurity
 Car Seat Safety
 Infant Safe Sleep
 Safety at home
 Infant CPR
 Breastfeeding
 Abusive Head Trauma
 Immunizations
 Newborn Screening

8. If a Pregnancy is healthy, it is best if
the baby is born at 40 weeks.

9. For Mom…
QUIT SMOKING FOR YOU Women who smoke may have a
and FOR BABY harder time becoming pregnant,
and may have health problems
during pregnancy.
For Baby…
If you smoke when you’re
pregnant…
 Less oxygen gets to the baby’s
brain, and can cause poor growth.
 Your baby’s lung growth and
function may be slowed during
pregnancy and childhood.
 It can poorly affect your child’s
intelligence, and behavior.

10. Infant Safe Sleep
Baby’s face Baby sleeps in crib.
4 uncovered. 1
Baby sleeps on back.
No smoking
2
5 around baby.
Nothing in
3 sleep area.
Do not
6 overheat or
overdress. Firm
7 mattress, tight-
fitting sheet.

11. Baby Will Not Choke If He Vomits
AspirationLying on His Back
While and Supine Positioning
Continuing Education Program on SIDS Risk Reduction, U.S. Department of
Continuing Education Program on SIDS Risk Reduction,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 2006.
Health and Human Services, December 2006.
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12. Lessons from Death Scenes

13. Wedging/Entrapment
Lessons from Death Scenes

14. Bed Sharing

15. Car Seat Safety
 Restrain your child on every
trip, every time.
 Keep your child in the back
seat.
 Use the best safety restraint for
your child’s size.
Car Seat Check Resources
 Use the child safety seats and
belts correctly. Sparrow Trauma Services
 Never leave children or animals Free seat checks by appointment
unattended in a vehicle for any 517-364-3760
length of time, no matter how
brief. SeatCheck.org
Find a location near you
www.seatcheck.org

16. Crib Safety Crib Safety
Regulations
New safety standards
in effect as of June
2011
• Prohibit manufacture
or sale of drop-side
rail cribs.
• Strengthen crib slats
and mattress
supports.
• Improve the quality
of hardware.
• Require more
rigorous testing.

17. Keep Baby Safe
Take an infant and from falls, fire & burns,
child CPR and first water, poisons
aid class.

18. It’s normal to feel
frustrated by baby’s
crying.
Abusive Head Trauma
Abusive Head Trauma is the term used to describe what may happen when
you shake, drop, throw, or hit a baby. The long-term effects can be extremely
serious and include:
Brain damage Blindness Deafness Vegetative state Paralysis
25-30% of shaken babies die

19. What is Newborn
Screening?
 A program that screens all
babies for many serious
medical conditions.
 Involves pricking baby’s heel
to obtain a few drops of
blood.
 Tests for diseases that don’t
Newborn Screening
show outward
symptoms, but need In Michigan, NBS looks for 49
immediate treatment. conditions and diseases.
 Is performed before baby
leaves the hospital and sent
to the State Public Health
Laboratory for testing.

20. For Baby…
 Boosts immune system
Breastfeeding
 Enhances brain
development
 Promotes bonding
 May reduce risk of SIDS
For Mom…
 Reduces risk of some
cancers
 Increases metabolism
 Produces relaxing
endorphins

21. Flu
Hepatitis A
Rotavirus
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Haemophilus Influenzae
Type B (Hib)
Chickenpox
Hepatitis B
Measles Every Child Needs
Mumps Vaccines to
Rubella
Pneumococcal Conjugate Prevent Disease
Polio
Other vaccines

22. We need your help to
give all babies a future!
Do your part.
Share this information with others.
Tell everyone you know how they can help.
Prepared by Carol Buzzitta, BSN, RN
Expectant Parents Organization