hei tiaki i ä tätou mokopuna
Protecting the Lives of Mäori babies
Training Resources
Mokopuna Ora Wahakura
The Mokopuna Ora wahakura is a flax woven bassinette for babies from birth to 6 months. The wahakura provides a protected sleep space for baby when sharing a bed.
The wahakura is an indigenous, homegrown response to the risks associated with co-sleeping and maternal smoking. Māori infants are at a higher risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) than other ethnic groups.
Other Education Resources Available
• Change for our Children: Safe Start Education
Supporting health professionals in influencing infant safety
Date publication: April 2009
• Ministry of Health: Information for parents and caregivers
No smoking during pregnancy
Date of publication: December 2007
• Ministry of Health: Safe sleep essentials
Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
Date of publication (online): March 2010
• Ministry of Health: Preventing sudden unexpected death in infancy
Information for parents and caregivers
Date of publication: April 2008
Other Education Resources Available
Change for our Children: Safe Start Education
Supporting health professionals in influencing infant safety
Date publication: April 2009
http://www.changeforourchildren.co.nz/files/docs/safestartresource_generic.pdf <<image>>
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Ministry of Health: Information for parents and caregivers
No smoking during pregnancy
Date of publication: December 2007
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/no-smoking-during-pregnancy-parents-caregivers-info-dec07?Open
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Ministry of Health: Safe sleep essentials
Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
Date of publication (online): March 2010
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/Publications-2010-Safe+sleep+essentials
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Ministry of Health: Preventing sudden unexpected death in infancy
Information for parents and caregivers
Date of publication: April 2008
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/preventing-sudi-health-parent-info-apr08#copies
Change for our Children: Safe Start Education
Supporting health professionals in influencing infant safety
Date publication: April 2009
http://www.changeforourchildren.co.nz/files/docs/safestartresource_generic.pdf