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SIDS Awareness - For All Generations

1-800-SIDS-FL

Florida

S I D S A L L I A N C E

Vol.16 No. 3 May / June 20

sidsfla.org

PRESIDENTRoy Bagley

VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURERBunny Hamer

SECRETARYLisa Sculley

Current Officers

Steve Bonwit Judy Lanham

Tiffany Kremer Charlene Melcher

Lea ONeill Leslie Pearce

Helene Simon Amy Krewson

BOARDOF DIRECTORS

Combined Federal

Campaigns

Presidents Letter Today is May 1, May Day! I know

that most of you wont read this until nearthe end of May but today is today.

I remember as a student in parochialschool May 1 was the spring event whenwe honored the Virgin Mary, or MotherMary and our own mothers.

It seems that Mothers Day is thismonth and for many families there will

be one child who may want to but wontbe able to say the simple message,Happy Mothers Day. To each mothermay we at the Florida SIDS Allianceextend a warm and sincere HappyMothers Day. May this message conveywith it the genuine wish of an innocentchild.

I wanted to make each of you awareof our fiscal year 2011 strategic priority,to renew the successful movement of theBack to Sleep Campaign. The campaignsignificantly reduced by the incidence ofSIDS. We know that, for whateverreason, the practice of safe back sleep isstill less than one hundred percent.

We are currently planning a veryspecial train the trainer event to train ateam of committed volunteers who will beprepared to conduct five to twenty trainingsessions over the current year. We areplanning this event for Fall 2010 andencourage each of you to think aboutwhether you would like to join the team!This will be a single focus commitmentto get the word out that placing infantson their back will save infants lives.

This event will be a two day event,including both Friday evening and all daySaturday. We will be taking applicationswithin the next month. The application willbe available on our web site as well as arequest from any executive boardmember. The team will be limited totwenty and will be an all expense paidevent. The successful participant will be

certified by the Florida SIDS Alliance asa Trainer in Safe Infant Practices.Who should attend? You should

consider this training if you can make acommitment to implement this trainingto between five and twenty groups over aone year period. If you would like to bringabout a change in infant practices thatwill reduce the incidence of SIDS as wellas improve the health of infants, youshould consider applying to attend. Thistraining can be presented to groups suchas parent organizations, mothers groups,childcare providers, Rotary and other civicgroups, health professionals, highschools, Lamaze classes, communityand health education programs, andemployee wellness and educationprograms. If you are already an active

member of any of the above groups, yhave an opportunity to impact tmembers of your group with thmessage.

If you have any interest please let know this does not commit you to atteat this time; however, it will help us pla successful workshop.

As the summer season approache

we have yet another holiday that is vesignificant. Fathers Day is June 20. Fmany fathers, time with their childrenmore limited because of work. I knotimes are changing and the same issuare present with working mothers. Thmakes the parent holidays even mospecial. As a father I know both MotheDay and Fathers Day brings much joyme from the personal experience and homuch it means to my wife. I do know thmixed with all the positive feelings I muadmit that I still deal with the sadness knowing that one of my children will longer wish us the simple Happy PareDay.

So each of you fathers, HapFathers Day and to all you mothershope you had a joyous Mothers Day.

A special thanks goes out to SIDSfamilies in the State that participated inSIDS events occurring in the State ofFlorida. Two very important activities inMarch both have spread the awareness

of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) and the importance of the Backto Sleep message. Parents,grandparents, and SIDS siblingsparticipated in the fundraisers in CentralFlorida and in Palm Beach county.

The Annual Golf Tournament washeld in Seminole county at the AlaquaCountry Club and was very successfulat bringing families together to interactwith the golfers. Five SIDS families either

SIDS Awareness - For All Generationsplayed or volunteered. Mark, Scott, aTodd Lampke were cheered on by Lau(Glenn 7/6/1994-3/22/1 995). TLampkes sponsored the 20tournament through their Jacksonvi

based company, Truvance, Inc. Roy aBonnie Bagley (Lisa Bagley 2/24-9/11980) teamed up with Chuck and JoyConti, parents of Charlene Melcher part of golfers at Alaqua. Charlene aRob Melcher (Jason 10/5-11/29/199brought their daughter Chrissy anvolunteered at the course. Charlene alserved as tournament chairperson for tthird year.

Volunteer duties were shared by t

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NSIDRC Journal Article Alert -March 26, 2010

Readers: The NSIDRC Journal Article Alert will beon hiatus next week. It will be published again onApril 8, 2010.

Miscarriage/Stillbirt Prenatal IssuesGreenwood DC, Alwan N, Boylan S, Cade JE,Charvill J, Chipps KC, Cooke MS, Dolby VA,

Hay AW, Kassam S, Kirk SF, Konje JC, Potdar N,Shires S, Simpson N, Taub N, Thomas JD,

Walker J, White KL, Wild CP

Caffeine intake during pregnancy,late miscarriage and stillbirth

Eur J Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 21.[Epub ahead of print]

Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Epidemiologyand Biostatistics, University of Leeds,

Worsley Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT,United Kingdom, [email protected].

Caffeine is a commonly consumed drugduring pregnancy with the potential to affectthe developing fetus. Findings from previousstudies have shown inconsistent results. Werecruited a cohort of 2,643 pregnant women,aged 18-45 years, attending two UKmaternity units between 8 and 12 weeksgestation from September 2003 to June2006. We used a validated tool to assesscaffeine intake at different stages ofpregnancy and related this to latemiscarriage and stillbirth, adjusting forconfounders, including salivary cotinine asa biomarker of smoking status. There was a

strong association between caffeine intakein the first trimester and subsequent latemiscarriage and stillbirth, adjusting forconfounders. Women whose pregnanciesresulted in late miscarriage or stillbirth hadhigher caffeine intakes (geometric mean =145 mg/day; 95% CI: 85-249) than those withlive births (103 mg/day; 95% CI: 98-108).Compared to those consuming < 100 mg/day, odds ratios increased to 2.2 (95% CI:0.7-7.1) for 100-199 mg/day, 1.7 (0.4-7.1) for200-299 mg/day, and 5.1 (1.6-16.4) for 300+mg/day (P (trend) = 0.004). Greater caffeineintake is associated with increases in latemiscarriage and stillbirth. Despite remaininguncertainty in the strength of association, ourstudy strengthens the observational evidence

base on which current guidance is founded.

Sudden Infant DeathMoon RY, Oden RP, Joyner BL, Ajao TI

Qualitative Analysis of Beliefsand Perceptions about SuddenInfant Death Syndrome inAfrican-American Mothers:Implications for Safe SleepRecommendations

J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health,

Childrens National Medical Center,Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics,George Washington University School of

Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.

First Candle is pleased to share with you the following

abstracts for recently-published research studies:OBJECTIVE: To investigate, by usiqualitative methods, perceptions abosudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) African-American parents and how theinfluence decisions. STUDY DESIGN: Eighthree mothers participated in focus grouor individual interviews. Interviews probreasons for decisions about infant sleenvironment and influences affecting thedecisions. Data were coded, and themwere developed and revised in an iteratimanner as patterns became more appareRESULTS: Themes included lack plausibility, randomness, and vigilance. Mamothers believed that the link between SIDand sleep position was implausible. Becauthe cause of SIDS was unknown, they dnot understand how certain behaviors coube defined as risk factors. This confusion wreinforced by perceived inconsistency in trecommendations. Most mothers believthat SIDS occurred randomly (Gods wiand that the only way to prevent it w

vigilance.CONCLUSIONS: Many African-Americmothers may not understand the connectibetween SIDS and sleep behaviors or beliethat behavior (other than vigilance) cannaffect risk. These beliefs, if acted on, maffect rates of safe sleep practices. Effoto explain a plausible link between SIDS asafe sleep recommendations and to improconsistency of the message may resultincreased adherence to therecommendations.

Copyright 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved

Activities Around the State

2010 Kiara Dawn Walkathon (Jupiter, FL): Walkers and Volunteers

2010 Memorial Golf Tournament

(Lake Mary, FL) --Bruce Drackett, SIDS Family -- Mark Lampke,Todd Lampke, Laura Lampke, Scott Lampke

Regional Quilt Project --Central FL

Quilt Workshop--SIDS Aunt

Karen Artmanand

SIDS ParentJune Parrish

(both Tyler Parrish8/6/91 to 10/24/91)

2010 MemorialGolf Tournament(Lake Mary, FL):SIDS Parents

Roy & Bonnie Bagley;SIDS Grandparents

Joyce & Chuck Conti

2010 Kiara Dawn Walkathon (Jupiter, FL):Walking on the Boardwalk -- In Foreground

Parent and Organizer Briana Price

and SIDS Sibling Leslie Sculley


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We Remember These...

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MEMORIALS

JUNEMEMORIALS

MAY BIRTHSMorgan Bloodsworth 5/13/1993 Louis & Brandy BloodsworthWade Michael Brewster 5/06/1996 Dusty Brewster & Teresa GainsSiena Carlson 5/03/1991 Madeline CarlsonSierra Nicole Fonte 5/08/1995 Tammy GriffenKevis Glenn 5/05/1990 Katherine GlennJonathan Toushay Green 5/08/1991 Lisa BurneyNolan Halligan 5/06/2005 Glenn & Kerri HalliganJosh Hauser 5/23/1986 Jeff & Joann Hauser Kylie Leigh Holcomb 5/14/1996 Randy & Jody Holcomb

Rece Huseman 5/07/2007 Nick & Jinmi Huseman, Michael and Sara HusemanRaymond and Jeanne HusemanShanna Madsen 5/22/1992 Kelly DenisLiam OBrien 5/01/2009 Conor & Caroline OBrienDaniel Perez 5/31/2007 Cary and Alex PerezJon Michael Shelley 5/29/1991 Pam Shelley, John ShelleyAaron Paul Simon 5/26/1981 Helene & Hank SimonTrace Garrett Southard 5/12/2000 Rhonda Southard & Michelle SpeightJacob Sullivan 5/27/1998 Cindy JonesBrian Taylor 5/03/1989 Joyce Stanley Taylor Shelby Ann Zager 5/21/1996 Melody Zager

MAY ANNIVERSARIESGavon Kellner Brown 5/02/1995 Simone Brown, Edward & Susie PageDavid Charles Burton 5/23/1985 Amy Krewson, Albert & Gertrude KehneSiena Carlson 5/26/1991 Madeline CarlsonSara Crum 5/15/1993 Alisha Crum HollettBryce Taylor Cunningham 5/23/1994 Katrina CunninghamBlake Anthony Facca 5/19/1987 Carol Facca

Tyler Dean Gemmill 5/25/1982 John & Debbie GemmillKevis Glenn 5/25/1990 Katherine GlennJonathan Toushay Green 5/27/1992 Lisa BurneyJoshua Headings 5/03/1999 Tim & Andree HeadingsStephen Highsmith 5/18/1995 April Stevens & Ray HighsmithMarkeria Kelly 5/19/2003 Marquita KellyAustin James Kremer 5/10/1996 Tom & Tiffany Kremer Travis Markham 5/11/2000 Jason & Samantha MarkhamRose Michelle Massuh 5/09/1996 Michelle MassuhJoseph Carlos Musolino 5/16/1995 Anne Marie PascualMatthew Thomas Pribisco 5/20/1995 Lynne KingKiara Dawn Price 5/12/2002 Briana Price, Joseph and Jacqueline SalernoChrist ine Diane Richards 5/19/2001 David & Renita RichardsAlex John Topolewski 5/12/1994 Greg & Melanie Topolewski

JUNE BIRTHSLazaro Alonzo 6/15/2007 Esmerelda & Maria SanchezOrrin Fulton Blake 6/25/2002 Tricia Rowe, Joseph Blake

Ashlee Marie Fagan 6/23/1996 Andrew & Dana FaganCorinne Finster 6/29/2000 Troy & Selina Finster Riley Ann French 6/14/2002 Todd & Kris FrenchPeter Anthony Grady 6/14/1996 Joe & Alicia GradyKatrina Hamer 6/30/1982 Bunny D Hamer RN MSNDreama Jones 6/25/1978 Barbara BoydMickayla Lairsey 6/01/1999 Bob & Patricia WallsKourtney Larkins-Schiel 6/01/2000 Gail Schiel, Mandy SchielSofia Jul iana Martinez 6/30/2000 Fel ipe & Cristina MartinezZunill Moreno 6/15/1993 Zahira MorenoNicholas Stanton Myers 6/19/1993 Michael & Lucy MyersDylan Nolen 6/26/2005 Marla & Robert Nolen, Donna GrantScotty ONeill 6/22/1992 Scott & Lea ONeill, Bernard & Stephanie ONeill

Jim & Nikki Matson, Jennifer ONeillMichael Reedy 6/28/1979 Michael MoodyChristopher Thomas Tyler 6/09/1988 Andrea CieleszMackensi Grace Van Arsdale 6/10/2006 Bryan & Cori Van ArsdaleDillon Terriell Will iams 6/04/1998 Melissa Thomas & Darryl Williams

JUNE ANNIVERSARIESMicah Wolf Chamberlin 6/21/1997 Tammy ChamberlinMichelle Elizabeth Dickerson 6/09/1992 Lee & Denise Dickerson, Phillip BeaulieuSierra Nicole Fonte 6/22/1995 Tammy GriffenNolan Halligan 6/17/2005 Glenn & Kerri HalliganKatrina Hamer 6/30/1982 Bunny D Hamer RN MSNTanner Chason Hendry 6/16/1999 Lisa Shaw, Alvin & Renva PentonPatrick Michael Irwin 6/23/1995 Bob & Barbara IrwinMichael Jones 6/17/1998 Morrell & Sharon JonesBrooklynn Labarbera 6/13/2005 Victoria LabarberaMickayla Lairsey 6/12/1999 Bob & Patricia WallsGarrison Nixon 6/13/1996 Vanessa QuickAiden Noriega 6/18/2001 Rick & Ethel NoriegaCody Dawson Pollack 6/16/2004 Jennifer PollackEduardo Jose Rojas 6/24/1995 Eduardo& Jennifer RojasNicolas Schenck 6/12/1998 Andreas & Renee SchenckGina Maria Soto 6/22/1993 Antonio & Trinidad Roman

Travis Yager 6/13/1991 Steven & Pam Yager

other families in attendance. Lea aScott ONeill (Scotty 6/22-9/18/199traveled from Ft. Walton. Lisa and BSculley (Joey 7/16-10/7/1992) and thdaughter Leslie traveled from StarkHole sponsorship signs were made memory of infants who died from SID

and other infant losses and placed the tee box of each hole. Parents wethen asked to be the watchers on tholes where hole in one chances weavailable. Hole sponsor signs thpictured their infant lost were also placon the same hole. All in attendance wea help to make this a success and heput a face to SIDS. As one of the golfenoted, it is very moving to see the infanpicture as you come up to each tee location. It makes you realize why yare playing.

Four families traveled to Jupiter tnext day to participate in the SecoKiara Dawn Walkathon. Along with mothan seventy others, the Riverfrowalkway was used as the path for twalkers. More than twenty childrparticipated in the walk with their parenAs noted from Lisa Sculley, we brougthe important message of sleep positito the children, giving them a chance be aware of the SIDS risk reduction noand for the future when they are o

enough to have children. By spreadithis message early, future generations wbe aware of how important sleep positiis in the fight to continue to reduce tnumber of infants dying from SIDS.

SIDS remains the number one kilof infants from one month to one yearage. Along with placing the infant onfirm, flat mattress, maintaining a smofree environment, and not over heatior over wrapping the infant, the messaof SIDS prevention was given to eawalker.

The Florida SIDS Alliance looforward to spreading the walkathformat to other cities in the years to comand strives to reach parents now and the future of the importance of the Bato Sleep message.

If you are interested in havingwalkathon in your area, contact thFlorida SIDS Alliance through the toll frnumber (800) SIDS-FLA.

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