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| R Y MoonSummaryAffiliation: Children's National Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Factors influencing infant sleep position: decisions do not differ by SES in African-American familiesDavid Robida
Children s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Arch Dis Child 97:900-5. 2012..To investigate factors influencing African-American parents' knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding infant sleep position and determine if these differ by socioeconomic status (SES)...- Pacifier use and SIDS: evidence for a consistently reduced riskRachel Y Moon
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:609-14. 2012..Pacifier use may provide an additional strategy to reduce the risk of SIDS for infants at high risk or in adverse sleep environments... 
Decisions of black parents about infant bedding and sleep surfaces: a qualitative studyTaiwo I Ajao
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 128:494-502. 2011..The goal of this qualitative study was to examine factors influencing decisions by black parents regarding use of soft bedding and sleep surfaces for their infants...- Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in child care and changing provider practices: lessons learned from a demonstration projectRachel Y Moon
aDivision of General Pediatrics and Community Health, Diana L and Stephen A Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 122:788-98. 2008..The goal was to evaluate, through an American Academy of Pediatrics demonstration project, the effectiveness of a curriculum and train-the-trainer model in changing child care providers' behaviors regarding safe infant sleep practices... 
Sudden infant death syndromeRachel Y Moon
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Lancet 370:1578-87. 2007..Continued research is needed to identify the pathophysiological basis of SIDS...- Physician recommendations regarding SIDS risk reduction: a national survey of pediatricians and family physiciansRachel Y Moon
Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Diana L and Stephen A Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Washington, DC, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 46:791-800. 2007..Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a leading cause of death among infants. Recently, new SIDS risk factors have emerged... - State child care regulations regarding infant sleep environment since the Healthy Child Care America-Back to Sleep campaignRachel Y Moon
Division of General Pediatrics and Community Health, Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 118:73-83. 2006..In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Healthy Child Care America program launched its own Back to Sleep campaign to promote the Back to Sleep message for those who care for young children... - Stable prevalence but changing risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in child care settings in 2001Rachel Y Moon
Division of General Pediatrics and Community Health, Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Washington, DC, USA
Pediatrics 116:972-7. 2005..The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of SIDS occurring in child care in 2001 and to assess risk factors for SIDS in child care... - Back to Sleep: an educational intervention with women, infants, and children program clientsRachel Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 113:542-7. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine whether a 15-minute educational intervention is effective in changing sleep position practice among black parents... - Sudden infant death syndrome in child care settingsR Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 106:295-300. 2000..Extrapolating from Census Bureau data, approximately 7% of SIDS should occur in organized child care settings (ie, child care centers or family child care homes). However, 2 states have reported higher rates of SIDS in child care... - Back to sleep: can we influence child care providers?Rachel Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 112:878-82. 2003.... - Nighttime child care: inadequate sudden infant death syndrome risk factor knowledge, practice, and policiesRachel Y Moon
Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 111:795-9. 2003..Recognizing that 20% of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) occurs in child care settings and that child care providers may place infants prone, it is important to determine sleep position practices in nighttime child care centers... - Examination of state regulations regarding infants and sleep in licensed child care centers and family child care settingsR Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 107:1029-36. 2001..Advocacy through state child care regulatory agencies and legislative bodies may be effective in more widespread awareness and avoidance of risk factors... - Infant sleep position policies in licensed child care centers after back to sleep campaignR Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 106:576-80. 2000..In 1996, a study of licensed child care centers demonstrated that 43% were unaware of the association between sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and prone sleeping and that 49% positioned infants prone... - Where should my baby sleep: a qualitative study of African American infant sleep location decisionsBrandi L Joyner
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 102:881-9. 2010..African American infants are of higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and accidental suffocation than other infants and are up to 4 times more likely to bedshare with their parents... - Physician beliefs and practices regarding SIDS and SIDS risk reductionRachel Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 41:391-5. 2002..Physicians may also be unaware of other sleep environment hazards. Further educational efforts must continue for physicians who provide care to pregnant women and children to ensure a continued decline in the incidence of SIDS... - Factors influencing African American mothers' decisions about sleep position: a qualitative studyRosalind P Oden
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 102:870-2, 875-80. 2010..African American infants continue to be at more than twice the risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than Caucasian Americans. In addition, African Americans are twice as likely to place their infants prone for sleep... - Determinants of infant sleep position in an urban populationRachel Y Moon
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 41:569-73. 2002..Improved educational efforts for parents of African-American newborns should continue to focus on encouraging supine positioning, smoke cessation, and other safe sleep practices... - Qualitative analysis of beliefs and perceptions about sudden infant death syndrome in African-American mothers: implications for safe sleep recommendationsRachel Y Moon
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Pediatr 157:92-97.e2. 2010..To investigate, by using qualitative methods, perceptions about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in African-American parents and how these influence decisions... - Infant sleep environments depicted in magazines targeted to women of childbearing ageBrandi L Joyner
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatrics 124:e416-22. 2009..The goal was to evaluate pictures in magazines widely read by women of childbearing age, for adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for safe infant sleep practices... - The digital divide: a comparison of online consumer health information for African-American and general audiencesTerry Kind
Children s National Medical Center, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 100:1333-40. 2008..We sought to assess the quality of health information on internet sites with missions to serve African Americans and to compare the quality to that of sites targeting a general audience... - Bed sharing among black infants and sudden infant death syndrome: interactions with other known risk factorsLinda Y Fu
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:376-82. 2010..We aimed to measure the effects of bed sharing on risk of SIDS in blacks and to determine whether the risk is modified by other characteristics of the sleep environment... - Bassinet use and sudden unexpected death in infancyJodi Pike
Pediatric Residency Program, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Pediatr 153:509-12. 2008..To analyze risk factors in infants who die suddenly and unexpectedly in bassinets... - An analysis of deaths in portable cribs and playpens: what can be learned?Allison Jackson
Freddie Mac Foundation Child and Adolescent Protection Center, Children s National Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 47:261-6. 2008..Programs recommending and using playpens/portable cribs as routine infant sleep surfaces must be aware of the need for additional guidance regarding use of playpens/portable cribs... - Infant sleep location: associated maternal and infant characteristics with sudden infant death syndrome prevention recommendationsLinda Y Fu
Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Pediatr 153:503-8. 2008..To identify factors associated with infant sleep location... - Sudden infant death syndromeRachel Y Moon
Academic Development, Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Pediatr Rev 28:209-14. 2007 - Parental opinions regarding poliomyelitis immunizationsA Epee-Bounya
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 40:435-40. 2001..042). There was no correlation with the parental level of education. More studies are required to determine if further education will empower urban parents to be more active participants in the medical decision process... - Reasons for in-hospital formula supplementation of breastfed infants from low-income familiesJennifer A F Tender
Division of General Pediatrics at Children s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Hum Lact 25:11-7. 2009..7; 95% CI, 1.05-21.14). Improved knowledge about breastfeeding among nursing and medical providers is important to minimize unnecessary formula supplementation for breastfed infants... - Early infant multivitamin supplementation is associated with increased risk for food allergy and asthmaJoshua D Milner
Department of Pediatrics, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Pediatrics 114:27-32. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine whether early vitamin supplementation during infancy affects the risk for asthma and allergic disease during early childhood... - "And things that go bump in the night": nothing to fear?Rachel Y Moon
J Pediatr 151:237-8. 2007
Research Grants
- Factors Influencing the Racial Disparity in SIDS.RACHEL MOON; Fiscal Year: 2007..By understanding the social and cultural factors, it should be possible to design more effective interventions, thereby potentially decreasing the rate of SIDS in AA infants. ..