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October 27, 2014
Bob Wheaton (517) 373-7394, wheatonb@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Human Services
Jennifer Smith (517) 241-2112, smithj32@michigan.gov
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Sara Wurfel, Dave Murray (517) 335-6397, wurfels@michigan.gov, murrayd1@michigan.gov
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Rick Jensen (616) 391-5291, richard.jensen@spectrumhealth.org
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MICH. Oct. 27, 2014 — Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder today praised the efforts of Spectrum Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in working with parents of newborns to make sure they follow safe sleep practices.
The Grand Rapids hospital is the latest to partner with the Michigan Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Community Health (MDCH) to raise awareness among new parents about the dangers of unsafe sleep. The collaboration announced today goes beyond requirements of the new Michigan Infant Safe Sleep Act signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder in May.
About 140 Michigan babies die annually due to unsafe sleep environments. Health providers have emphasized these deaths are 100 percent preventable.
The partnership formalizes practices already occurring at DeVos Children’s Hospital because it is already following all DHS recommendations related to safe sleep.
The new state law requires hospitals and health professionals to provide parents readily available information and educational materials such as a brochure or educational video regarding infant safe sleep practices following the birth of a child.
DeVos Children’s Hospital wants to do even more than the law requires by more actively engaging parents in discussions about safe sleep. Staff members receive training on safe sleep, model proper safe sleep practices when they place babies in cribs at the hospital, work on safe sleep safety plans with parents and follow up with parents about safe sleep after newborns are released from the hospital.
“I am sure all mothers across Michigan can agree that it is hard to imagine anything as devastating as the loss of a child, especially a loss that is preventable,” Snyder said. “DeVos Children’s Hospital is a statewide leader in safe sleep education. I’m thankful for the work they have done and continue to do to help ensure no little ones are lost too soon.”
Unsafe sleep deaths are due to suffocation as a result of unsafe sleep environments. To keep babies safe, parents and caregivers must:
“Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to partner with the Michigan Departments of Human Services and Community Health on this important initiative,” said Shari Schwanzl, vice president of operations at the hospital. “Our hospital continues to respect the importance of the Infant Safe Sleep Act that helps ensure infant sleep safety in the communities we serve.”
In addition to Schwanzl, the first lady was joined today by DHS Chief Deputy Director Duane Berger and MDCH Senior Deputy Director of External Relations and Communications Geralyn Lasher.
“At DHS, we were thrilled to learn that DeVos Children’s Hospital is already following all the recommended practices for engaging parents about the importance of safe sleep,” Berger said. “Spectrum Health should be commended for being so proactive in educating parents about how to keep their babies safe while they’re sleeping.”
“Safe sleep deaths are entirely preventable,” said Geralyn Lasher, senior deputy director of external relations and communications for MDCH. “By joining together today with our partners at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, we are reinforcing our commitment to ensuring that everyone taking care of a baby knows the rules of safe sleep.”
A video about infant safe sleep is available on Michigan’s Safe Sleep website, www.michigan.gov/safesleep. Information about safe sleep is also available at local health departments and DHS offices.