2020
Impact of statewide safe sleep legislation on hospital practices and rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths
Bechtel K, Gawel M, Vincent GA, Violano P. Impact of statewide safe sleep legislation on hospital practices and rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths. Injury Epidemiology 2020, 7: 22. PMID: 32532344, PMCID: PMC7291413, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00247-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNewborn hospital dischargeUnsafe sleep environmentsUnexpected infant deathAnticipatory guidanceSleep environmentHospital dischargeSafe sleepBirthing hospitalsInfant deathExact testPositional asphyxiaSudden unexpected infant deathHospitals/centersProportion of deathsCause of deathPost-neonatal periodFisher's exact testNewborn caregiversPediatric guidelinesMore infantsBirthing centerSUID casesHospital practiceHospitalAmerican Academy
2011
Impact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs About Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Bechtel K, Le K, Martin KD, Shah N, Leventhal JM, Colson E. Impact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs About Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Academic Pediatrics 2011, 11: 481-486. PMID: 21940233, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShaken baby syndromeHospital dischargeIntervention groupEducational interventionAnticipatory guidanceUrban primary care centerPediatric residentsInfant cryingNewborn hospital dischargeHistorical control groupPrimary care centersIntervention group caregiversBeliefs/knowledgePostpartum interventionsCare centerAdjusted associationsInfant deathBaby syndromeShaken BabyHospital staffControl groupYoung infantsMore mothersInfantsLogistic regression