KC-area hospital gives books to mothers about safe sleeping habits with baby
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mom’s leaving one Kansas City-area hospital are going home with more than just their baby. They’re given a copy of a book that shares safe sleep education and it’s written like a child’s bedtime story.
“Sleep Baby Safe and Snug” is the name of the book that’s going home with mothers leaving North Kansas City Hospital and its program is getting support from a local nonprofit.
Harmony Brown is getting ready to take her daughter Luella home from North Kansas City Hospital.
“It’s been really heartfelt just having someone to love. That unconditional love is real,” Brown said. “We’re two days in, so I’ve had a lot going on.”
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She’ll also be going home with the book “Sleep Baby Safe and Snug.”
Nurses Sarena Rennison and Cindy Sherman say the books are part of North Kansas City Hospital’s maternal child health services safe sleep program.
“On the back it’s got all of the important tips that the parents would need to know before going home with baby,” Rennison said.
“Just this last October we got officially ordered our safe sleep certification,” Sherman said.
According to the CDC, each year there are about 3,400 sudden unexpected infant deaths in the United States. The book promotes safe habits.
“Some of those things are always place baby flat on his or her back to sleep, no loose blankets, stuffed animals, pillows, anything in the crib with baby,” Rennison said.
The program is also getting outside support. The Junior League of Kansas City helped by giving grant money to purchase the books.
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“Part of the Junior League’s mission is supporting women and children and this fits exactly along with that mission,” Claire Rodgers said.
Since January, 330 books have gone home with mothers, including Brown.
“Having that and being able to read over that, that’s very informational and helpful for me,” Brown said.
The Maternal Child Health Services said the next step is working with other community leaders and getting out into the public to promote the safe sleep program.
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