title: Transitioning the premature infant from nonsupine to supine position prior to hospital discharge.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to document the clinical practice of transitioning the hospitalized premature infant to the supine position and determine if hospital policy influenced practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a retrospective medical chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  The charts were reviewed from two urban hospitals that had Level III NICUs in upstate New York.
  
  
  METHODS
  The outcome variable was to determine clinical practice of transitioning premature infants to the supine position.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentage of premature infants who were transitioned to the supine position at least 24 hours prior to hospital discharge varied, but the postmenstrual age at transition did not vary. The hospital with a policy transitioned premature infants to the supine position one week prior to discharge as compared with two days in the hospital without a policy. Despite national recommendations, no infants were transitioned into the supine position by 32 weeks postmenstrual age.
authors.forename: Sherri L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.forename: Yow-Wu
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Austin-Ketch
authors.forename: Mary G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011050:Policy Making; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016683:Supine Position; D000069341:Transitional Care
keywords: infant; premature; sudden infant death; supine position