This guideline has been developed to promoting practices that protect infants in their sleep environments. The target population will be infants age range: 0-24 months and parents and caregivers.

This guideline will focus on the following clinical questions:

1.What are the risks and protective factors that influence safe sleep
     a.Physical environment
     b.Parent and child attributes (high risk populations) c.HCP interventions

2.What are the Education and Policy considerations in the implementation of this safe sleep?
    a)Education: Academic (undergraduate, graduate, continuing education) and Organizations (workshops, orientations, continuing  education)
    b)Policy: Economic factors, Advertising, Advocacy


If you are interested in providing the development panel with feedback as a stakeholder reviewer (the review process is scheduled to take place once the guideline draft is completed), please fill out the Stakeholder Application Form.


Developing Panel Members:

Elyse Maindonald- Panel Chair RN (EC), NP, Researcher
Vicki Bassett- Master of Education
Karen Towler- RN, BScN, PNC(C)
Mary-Lynne Flake- BScN
Christina Bradley- RN, BScN
Patricia Maddalena- MHSc
Attie Sandink- RN (diploma)
Paula Pop- Nursing student
Debra Bishop- RN (EC), NP
Karen Bridgman-Acker- MSW, RSW
Aurore Cote- PhD (physician)
Helen Tindale- RN, BScN, PHN
Andrea Riekstins- MN, NP, HSc
Queenie Broaderip- BScN, RN
Claudette Leduc- Midwife, RN
Janet Chee- RN, BScN, MN program manager
Glynis Vales- B.A (Honors) program assistant

Developing Advisory Panel Members:

Ian Mitchell- Pediatrician
Dr. Bert Lauwers- MD, UFC, FCFP
Yolanda Guitar- Safe Sleep Educator
Hiltrud Dawson-RN
Jan Levesque-RN, BScN, MHSA
Nicole Guitlcher-BNSc, RN
Michelle Kerr-BScN student
Maria Negri- RN, SN
Erika Cheung- RN, MScN
Susan Lepine-RNC, BScN, MD
Kathryn Hayward- MN, BScN, RN
Leigh Baetz-Craft-RN, BScN, MN, PNC(c)
Claudine Bennett-RN, BScN
Nancy Walters- RN, BScN, MScN
Joanne Dix- RN, BScN, MSN
Kathy Venter- RN
Irene Morgan- Director