New non-profit aimed at improving infant safety launches
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Non-profit B.E.S.T. aimed to help prevent child deaths due to shared sleeping
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Hispanic babies die at a higher rate in two San Antonio ZIP codes
Poverty, little access to prenatal care and untreated chronic illness in mothers are likely the causes behind new findings that show Hispanic babies in part of San Antonioâs East Side die at more than twice the overall statewide rate, experts said. The study of infant deaths in Texas released Thursday found that two adjacent ZIP […]
Experts: Crib Deaths Rising In Bexar County
Sanjie Garza-Cox at Baby Education for South Texas says by October we already had the same number of deaths this year that we did al of last year.
Doctors aim to save babies from preventable deaths
In response to an alarming rise in preventable infant deaths in Bexar County, physicians are ramping up efforts to educate parents about safe sleeping practices for babies.
Is your child’s sleep environment safe?
According to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, an alarming number of infants in our community have died this year due to unsafe sleeping conditions. Childrenâs Hospital of San Antonio Chief of Staff Dr. Sanjie Garza-Cox, a neonatologist, is serving as chair of a task force comprised of doctors from each health care system in […]
Baby boxes provide a safe place for infants to sleep
Nola Rodriguez, 30, caresses her 1-month-old daughter, Madilyn, at their home in Seguin on Monday. Rodriguez was given a baby box with a mattress and other newborn essentials through University Hospital.
Thinking outside the box: Finnish baby kits could save infant lives
Neonatologist Dr. Sanjuanita Garza-Cox sometimes feels like sheâs banging her head against the wall. Since 2009, the number of infants who die from sleeping in unsafe conditions has been increasing. While hospitals try to educate new parents, it just doesnât seem like itâs working. âIt is very frustrating,â said Garza-Cox, chief of staff of Children’s […]
Infant deaths from unsafe sleeping conditions on the rise
SAN ANTONIO – It’s being called a national crisis. Children are dying from unsafe sleeping environments, including two children who died Sunday night in Bexar County. “An unsafe sleeping environment is anything that doesn’t have a baby by himself or herself on her back in an environment that is uncluttered by anything else including loose […]
Updated guidelines on infant sleep highlight danger of parents’ tiredness
The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its advice on how to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths in a policy statement released Monday.