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Introduction Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), or sleep-related infant death, is the single leading cause of death for infants between 1 month and 1 year of age. Every year, about 3,500 healthy babies die in their sleep, and their families suffer the devastating heartbreak of losing a child. Many of these deaths can be prevented….
Health care transition is the process of changing from a pediatric to an adult model of health care. There are significant differences between adult and pediatric health care model, which can make transitioning from pediatric to adult care challenging for any young person, but those challenges are often amplified for children with special healthcare needs. The…
Full name and title: Nathaniel Ray Pickett, Ph.D. Time with NICHQ: 6 months How has your background led you to join a national children’s health organization? I didn’t come into NICHQ through what I imagine are the normal channels, like public health or having a medical background. This is my first foray into maternal and child health,…
Domonique: November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality, which saw an unprecedented 3% increase from 2021 to 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control. About 1 in 10 babies are born preterm or before 37 to 40 weeks of pregnancy. In addition to these babies missing out…
Full name and title: Callie Rowland, MPH Time with NICHQ: 1 year How has your background led you to join a national children’s health organization? Like many, my path to maternal and child health has been a bit meandering. I was working toward becoming a clinician during undergrad when I had an internship in the…
Full name and title: Madeline D’Onfro, MPH Time with NICHQ: 1 year How has your background led you to join a national children’s health organization? Prior to joining NICHQ, I worked in direct services. I worked primarily in gender violence prevention, housing, and homelessness. Through that work, I was able to really clearly see how…
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder that is more prevalent in people of African and Latinx/Hispanic descent, affects approximately 100,000 Americans, and sickle cell trait affects an estimated 2 million individuals. People living with SCD experience acute pain crises, dangerous infections, and other serious health problems that can damage every organ in…
Domonique Davis: Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Before Birth & Beyond. In honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month today I’m joined by NICHQ staff and project partners to discuss resources for people living with Sickle Cell Disease. First, we’re sitting down with Kim Sprunck. Kim, can you please introduce yourself and share…
Full name and title: Danisha Charles, MPH, Project Manager Time with NICHQ: 3 years How has your background led you to join a national children’s health organization? I have a master’s in public health, but also previously worked at an institute for clinical research as well as health policy studies, which I really enjoyed, but…
Domonique Davis: On this month’s episode of Before Birth & Beyond, we’re excited to be joined by summer 2023 NICHQ Communications and Digital Strategy interns Amalia Hirschhorn-Martinez and Katie McCormick. They will be speaking with members of the NICHQ team about our upcoming webinar, focused on infant safe sleep and breastfeeding messaging, and NICHQ’s continued…