Safe Sleep
Bozeman Health’s Safe Sleep initiative is a vital program designed to educate parents and caregivers on the best practices for ensuring a safe sleep environment for infants. With the aim of reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related incidents, this initiative provides resources and information on safe sleep practices. Families learn the importance of placing babies on their backs to sleep, utilizing firm mattresses, keeping cribs free from loose bedding and toys and other measures.
Pediatric Resources
Michael J Blake
MD
Pediatrics
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Jaclyn Bender
DO
Pediatric Hospitalist
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Kate Brock
MD
Pediatrics
Kristen E Day
MD
Pediatrics
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Pepper J Kerr
MD
Pediatrics
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Stephanie Starr
MD
Pediatrics
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William J Allen Jr
MD
Pediatrics
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Shaina Rogers
DO, MPH
Pediatrics
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Deborah Cades
PA-C, PA
Pediatrics
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Annie N Hansen
CNP
Pediatrics
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Lynne A Foss
CNP
Pediatrics
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Joe Fox
MD
Pediatric Orthopedics
Jillian Hatfiled
PA
Pediatric Orthopedics
Sam Wittekind
MD, MS
Pediatric Cardiology
Guy Young
MD
Pediatric Hermatology
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Kendra Fajardo
Au.D.
Audiology
Amanda Joan Kull
MD
Otolaryngology
(Ear, Nose & Throat)
Michele Morrison
DO, FACS
Otolaryngology
(Ear, Nose & Throat)
Bozeman Health's Safe Sleep
By promoting these crucial guidelines, Bozeman Health empowers caregivers to make informed choices that enhance their child’s safety during sleep. In addition to education, Bozeman Health actively engages with the community to foster awareness and support around safe sleep.
The initiative includes staff education, informational materials, and partnerships with local organizations to reach a wider audience, particularly those who may face barriers to accessing safe sleep resources. By prioritizing safe sleep practices, Bozeman Health is committed to creating a culture of safety and awareness, ultimately ensuring that every baby has the best possible start in life.
Safe Sleep for Babies | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Back To Sleep & Other Safe Sleeping Tips
- Back-only positioning for all sleep starting at birth. Side positions are not recommended.
- Use a firm sleep surface in a safety-approved crib, bassinet, or play yard. In-bed sleepers are not recommended.
- Breastfeeding is protective. Exclusive is best, but any amount offers protection.
- Room-sharing is protective and safer than solitary sleep or bed-sharing.
- Keep soft objects out of the sleep area, including blankets, pillows, and stuffed toys.
- Pacifiers are protective. Offer after breastfeeding is well established (3-4 weeks).
- Avoid smoke exposure during pregnancy and after the infant is born.
- Avoid alcohol and illicit drugs during pregnancy and after the infant is born.
- Avoid overheating with clothing, high room temperatures, or covering the infant’s head during sleep.
Family Birth Center
Our approach to your care is family-centered, considering the needs of every family member while focusing on mother and baby. We want to help you and your loved ones celebrate this new addition to your family with comfort and confidence. Our eight private birth suites provide a soothing environment, are fully equipped with comfortable birthing beds and other technology to help with delivery, feature entertainment systems, and several have spa tubs.
More than a dozen physicians who are board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, along with two nurse-midwives and several family medicine physicians and over 100 nurses, assist in the birth of babies at Bozeman Health Family Birth Center. Many of our nurses have completed specialized education and achieved national certification in their fields. We offer personal, intimate care for expectant and new mothers, as well as for babies born needing specialized care, and for healthy babies.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Overview of NICU Services
We’re proud to welcome you to Southwest Montana’s first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital.
Level II, caring for babies at 32 weeks gestation or above and 1500gm and above, premature and term newborns 10 beds, four private rooms, seven bed intermediate care, with comfortable pull-out chairs for parents in each room or pod area 24/7 neonatologist availability 24/7 in-house coverage of unit and delivery room by NNP or NICU hospitalist Advanced technology including infant monitoring and isolettes Total parenteral nutrition Bubble CPAP and neonatal ventilation Donor human milk Prenatal consults Maternal-fetal medicine specialist Palliative care Family-Centered Care Visitation policy allowing parents to visit at any time Interdisciplinary rounds encouraging parents to be present Private and semi-private rooms Parent hospitality suite NICU family care conference room.
