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Bed-sharing deaths of infants persist in Chicago area despite safety warnings
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| James Robinson will tell you that after the anguish, the guilt and the tears, the hardest part of his son's death was having to face his fiancee.
The Chicago man blames himself for bringing 7-week-old DAngelo into bed with him that fateful night. But after spending the day at the hospital with their older son, who had been diagnosed with cancer that day, Robinson feared that if his newborn cried, he had be too exhausted to hear. So he put his arm around him, as if to form a shield, and the two drifted off to sleep.
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Dr. Rachel Moon, the primary author of a new policy on infant death, recommends that all babies sleep alone and on their backs.
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| AAP\\\'s New SIDS Stoppers: Cleared Cribs, No Cosleeping
By: By MICHELE G. SULLIVAN,Family Practice News Digital Network
BOSTON Plush, soft, fuzzy, warm, and cuddly those seem like the perfect attributes for a newborn nursery.
Except if you are the newborn. more...
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Governor Quinn Visits SIDS of Illinois office!
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| Governor Quinn joined Red Emily McAsey, families and supporters at SIDS of Illinois to sign HB2099 into law requiring child care providers that are licensed to care for infants and toddlers to have SIDS/SUID training every three years to maintain their licenses. more...
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Chicago City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Protection considers a crib bumper ban.
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| SIDS Parents, Robin and Giovan Cullotta, Board President Robert Warnock, Past-President Elizabeth Colloton and SIDS sibling Caitlin Maruyama testified on a resolution introduced by Alderman James Balcer (11th Ward)to ban crib bumpers in Chicago. more...
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Huge Strides Made in Infant Safety
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| June 28, 2011, the world\'s toughest crib standards became effective. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requires new standards to ensure that cribs sold after today will be durable and safe under real life usage. more...
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Updated Crib Guidelines Released
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| If you have a crib in your home or you might be buying one soon, please read the lastest guidelines from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. more...
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Childcare Providers Needing Pre-Certification Training
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| If you are a prospective childcare provider that needs SIDS training in order to qualify for your license we can help. more...
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Zoobilee Raffle Winners announced at Family Day at Brookfield Zoo
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| The 8th Annual Family Day at Brookfield Zoo was another beautiful day. After so many cloudy, cool days, it was simply wonderful to see sunshine and feel the warmth. More than 300 family members came out to remember our babies. more...
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New Crib Standards - A Changing World
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| If you currently have a baby, own a crib or use childcare, you should read this article. It's a changing world with crib standards becoming stronger to keep infants safe. more...
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Childcare Providers Take Note!
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| New Requirements from DCFS are effective January, 2011. For individuals who are trying to attain childcare licensing, you must have SIDS training. more...
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