Resources

• Brochures.
• Web sites.
• Blogs.
• Publications.
• Conferences.

Brochures

Infant Death Center of Wisconsin (PDF: 610KB)

Grief:

• Grief: The Death of a Child (PDF: 76KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 76KB)
• Helping Children Understand Death (PDF: 60KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 88KB)
• When Your Child Dies (PDF: 77KB)

SIDS/Safe sleep:

• American Academy of Pediatric's Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death in Child Care - link to an online course. (PDF)
• A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep. (PDF: 221KB)
  
• Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play. (PDF: 753 KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 308 KB)
• Good Night, Sleep Right (PDF: 857KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 367KB)
• Helping Baby "Back to Sleep" (PDF: 242KB)
• Play Pens and Soft Bedding (PDF: 2185KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 2119KB)  
• Risk Reduction Educational Materials
• Safe Sleep for My Grandbaby - Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (PDF: 1003KB)
  
• Safe Sleep for Your Baby  -  Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (PDF: 231KB)
  African American (PDF: 1893KB)
  American Indian/Alaska Native (PDF: 4000K)
  Spanish (PDF: 369KB)
  
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - The Facts (PDF: 108KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 111KB)
• The Safe Nursery (PDF: 1079KB) 
• What does a  Safe Sleep Environment Look Like? (PDF: 134KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 156KB)

Womens health:

• Take Control of your Body (PDF: 443KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 441KB)
• Take Control of your Health. (PDF: 383KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 352KB) 
• Take Control with a Safe Environment (PDF: 542KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 395KB)
• Take Control of Habits that can Shorten your Life (PDF: 485KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 498KB)
• Take Control of your Mental Health (PDF: 437KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 467KB)
• Take Control of your Pregnancy - reduce the risk of having a premature baby (PDF: 356KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 356 KB)
  Hmong (PDF: 928 KB)

Posters/Fliers:

• African American Mother's Wish List 
• American Indian/Alaska Native Babies - Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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Web sites

Following are links for families and those impacted by infant death:

• A Place to Remember.
• American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Bereavement Publishing, Inc.
• Bereavement Support (National SIDS Resource Center).
• C J Foundation for SIDS.
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Bereavement Program.
• Crisis, Grief, & Healing.
• First Candle - Helping Babies Survive and Thrive.
• March of Dimes.
• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
• National Sudden & Unexpected Infant/Child Death Pregnancy Loss.
• Project Impact.
• Recommendations for SIDS.
• SIDS Network, Inc.
• The Compassionate Friends.
• Things you need to know about SIDS. 

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Blogs

Read our blog posts:

• The ABCs of Safe Sleep: Alone, back, crib.
• Safe sleep for babies.
• Winter coats and car seats.

Publications

Below are suggested books to help you talk about death and grief with children.

For adults:

• Helping Children Grieve
  Huntly, Theresa. Augsberg Press: Minneapolis, MN, 1991.
• Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
  Grollman, Earl. Beacon Press: 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108-2800, 1990.
• About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together
  Walker and Company: New York, NY, 1974.
• Learning to Say Goodbye: When a Parent Dies
  La Shan, Eda. McMillan Publishing Company, Inc.: New York, NY, 1976.
• The Dying and The Bereaved Teenager
  Morgan, John D. The Charles Press Publishers: Philadelphia, PA, 1990.

For preschool- and kindergarten-aged children:

• Daddy's Chair
  Lanton, Sandy. Ken-Ben Copies: Rockville, MD, 1990.
• Grandad Bill's Song
  Yolen, Jane. Philomel Books, New York, NY, 1994.
• Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
  DePaola, Tommie. Putnam, New York, NY, 1973.
• The Dead Bird
  Brown, Margaret. Addison-Wesley: Reading, MA, 1965.
• The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
  Viorst, Judith. Atheneum: Ny, 1971.
• Where's Jess?
  Johnson, Joy and Mary. Centering Corporation: 1531 N. Saddle Creek Rd., Omaha, NE 68104, 1982.

For elementary school-aged children:

• A Quilt for Elizabeth
  Tiffault, Benett. Centering Corporation: 1531 N. Saddle Creek Rd., Omaha, NE, 68104, 1992.
• Helping Children Heal from Loss: A Keepsake Book of Special Memories
  Van-Si, Laurie and Powers, Lynn. Continuing Education Press: School of Extended Studies, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, 1994.
• Lifetimes
  Mellonie, Bryan and Ingpen, Robert. Bantam Books, Inc.: New York, NY, 1983.
• Rachel and the Upside Down Heart
  Dancing Magic Heart Books (division of Douglas/Steinman Productions) available exclusively from New Leaf Resources at 1-800-346-3087 or www.newleaf-resources.com.
• It Must Hurt A Lot: A Child's Book About Death
  Sanford, Doris. Multnomah Press: Portland, OR, 1985.
• What Makes Me Feel This Way?
  LaShan, Eda. McMillan Publishing Company: New York, NY, 1972.

For middle school- and high school-aged children:

• Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teen-Agers Experiencing a Loss
  Traisman, Enid. Centering Corporation: 1531 N. Saddle Creek Rd., Omaha, NE, 68104, 1992.
• How it Feels When a Parent Dies
  Krementz, Jill. McMillan Publishing Company: New York, NY, 1976.
• Straight Talk About Death for Teen-Agers
  Grollman, Earl. Beacon Press: 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108-2892, 1993.
• What Makes Me Feel This Way?
  LaShan, Eda. McMillan Publishing Company: New York, NY, 1972.

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Conferences

Healthy Babies Summit and the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) State Conference: Improving the Health of Parents and their Infants. 

Explore current research, evidence based and promising practices providing an opportunity to move from knowledge to practice, using the Life Course perspective as a framework to improve the health of women, infants, children, and their partners.

Links:

Description: What's Happening with Community Coalitions, Healthy Babies and FIMR -- The Learner will identify community activities focused on improving perinatal outcomes and reducing disparities in infant mortality.

Date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Time: 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 1:00:40
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=05ce2caf-7541-4890-9500-53a2e4a5157f

Description: Panel -- What Families Tell Us The learner will distinguish barriers and benefits to healthy birth outcomes identified by families

Date: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Time: 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 1:08:34
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=26574fc6-2437-4847-86f1-9236198fe538

Description: Putting the F into MCH -- The learner will express strategies that increase father involvement.

Date: Thursday, Oct.15, 2009
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 00:57:42
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=e6dec5c8-2a19-4c61-b191-1e2a8666b87b

Description: Keynote Speaker - Michael Lu -- The learner will identify 12 strategies that will reduce racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Time: 9:15 a.m.
Duration: 1:39:22
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=8650dbb4-6b3b-4770-ab78-9fb3ebc0427b

Description: The Fetal Cardiac Patient: A Real Entity -- The learner will articulate the risk factors for the development of fetal heart disease and the interventions to address this disease.

Date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 1:02:54
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=25dedae3-7f6b-414d-b823-590b6e34a07a

Description: BMI, Reproduction and Pregnancy Outcomes -- Articulate nutrients needed for the post partum women and the importance of weight reduction prior to pregnancy. Understand the risks associated with high and low BMI in pregnancy.

Date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Time: 12:45 p.m.
Duration: 00:58:46
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=44894ecb-6fba-4d49-8492-c585a5ef2b3a

Description: Promoting Positive Relations between Pregnant/Parenting Adolescents and their Co-Parenting Partners: Theory, Research, and Practice.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Time: 2 p.m.
Duration: 00:48:28
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=44894ecb-6fba-4d49-8492-c585a5ef2b3a

Description: Medical Home for Children with Special Healthcare Needs -- The learner will state the medical home concept and practice benefits for CYSHCN and families.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Time: 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 1:11:27
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=e0e80b08-09b9-47a8-b82e-0c6989fc8210

Description: Keynote Speaker State of the States: A national Perspective on Maternal and Child Health -- Describe current national efforts to improve material and child health and Federal and national policies to support those efforts.

Date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 1:24:20
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=3d6817a3-bbb3-48a2-a20c-843958af6d63

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