October is SIDS Awareness Month in California. Roughly 2,500 infants each year lose their lives to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (according to National Institute of Health News 2003). SIDS (also known as crib death") is the sudden, unexplained death of an infant in the first year of life, with most deaths occurring between 2 and 4 months.
(PRWEB) September 29, 2004 -- The 24th Annual SIDS Conference (October 7-8, 2004) in Glendale, CA is where professionals and parents meet. Its an opportunity to remind parents of the safety measures that help to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (early prenatal care, prenatal smoking cessation and smoke-free environment, breast-feeding, use of firm bedding materials, and positioning the infant on his back when sleeping.)
Since the year 2000, the infant rate for SIDS has been reduced from 6,000 per year to 2,500 (in 2003) with the help of Back to Sleep campaigns. However, although the number of SIDS deaths lessens, the number of survivors (parents and family) has still continued to climb. Over the last 4 years alone, we are looking at roughly 65,000+ survivors.
There will always be a need for compassionate support for grieving families. For until a cure for SIDS is found, parents and families will continue to be confronted by this unpredictable tragedy.
A Journey to Healing, provides the compassion, comfort, and resources necessary to help give loved-ones hope. A mother tells how she came through the tragedy of losing her first child to SIDS. But, its more than just a sharing of a personal testimony, it is created to bring healing to those who have suffered the same loss and better equip those who may have to counsel and comfort a loved one, friend, or neighbor through such a tragedy as SIDS.
Monica Cane is also the author of A Breath of Inspiration and CJs Peace. As the founder of Breath of Inspiration Ministry (a freelanced writing ministry), as well as a columnist for her local newspaper, her published articles are found in magazines nationwide. She is the mother of three living children and currently resides with them and her husband in Northern California.
The book is available beginning September 27, 2004 from Jireh Publishing Company/Amazon/Barnes & Noble. Order ISBN #1-893995-05-4 $14.99 US
A 50-page Discussion Guide is also available for those who would like to work through their healing. You will be led through a self-nurturing way to remember, reflect, and experience healing from your loss while benefiting from discovering more faith in God. (Currently, only available through www.jirehpublishing.com.) Order ISBN #1-893995-06-2 $5.99 US
For those who would like to chat with the author, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JourneytoHealing/ and login.
Back to Sleep campaign is sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the SIDS Alliance, and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs. http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.cfm
Contact Information:
Janice Holman
Jireh Publishing Company
(510) 276-3322
http://www.jirehpublishing.com
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