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A SAFE PLACE

FOR BABY TO SLEEP

The Baby Box bassinet gives new moms peace of mind
after they head home BY MELINDA HODGES

P

arrish Medical Center (PMC)
is the first in the area to partner with the Healthy Start
Coalition of Brevard County
and the Florida Department of Health
in Brevard County to provide newborns
a safe place to sleep. Baby Boxes are
given to mothers of newborns as part of
a safety initiative addressing common
high-risk behaviors associated with sudden unexpected infant death, or SUID.
Implemented in Finland in the 1930s,
the Baby Box is a proven method to
reduce infant mortality (deaths). The
boxes function as bassinets, complete
with a sheet and a firm mattress, to help
keep the baby sleeping on his or her back
and away from toys and stuffed animals.
"We do an outstanding job of providing a safe and healing environment to
our new moms and their babies while
they are in our care," says Christina
Caito, DO, Parrish Medical Center
obstetrics and gynecology chief. "Now,
with the Baby Box, when mom brings
her baby home, she can feel assured her
baby has a safe place to sleep during
those critical first several weeks."
The American Academy of Pediatrics
has issued recommendations for providing a safe sleep environment for
babies, including having them sleep on
their backs on a firm surface, as well as
guidelines for room-sharing (baby in
a bassinet in the same room as mom)

without bed-sharing (baby in the same
bed as mom).
"Together with the health department
and Healthy Start, we are educating
parents of newborns as part of the Baby
Box program about the dangers of bedsharing or co-sleeping with your infant,"
Dr. Caito says.
SUID can be attributed to suffocation,
asphyxia, entrapment, infection, ingestions, metabolic diseases and trauma.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, about 3,500
U.S. infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year.
"Parents are happy to get information
and resources to help keep their babies
safe," Dr. Caito says. "The responses
have been completely positive." n

WEBSITE

Care for All
Stages of Life
Parrish Women's Care knows
that having a child is not
just delivering a baby. It's
welcoming a new, precious
life into the family. Learn
about the services of PMC's
specially trained nursing
staff at parrishvigor.com/
womens-services.

Jessie and Darci get ready to bring home the
newest member of their family, Jessie James.
PMC gave the couple a Baby Box to keep their
newborn safe when sleeping.
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