SIDS advisory campaign (Malta)

Maltese campaign of lectures and a Department of Health circular telling midwives and nurses to advise exclusive back sleeping. The share giving that advice rose from 38% in 2006 to 81% in 2007.

Years: 2006–2007
Country: Malta
Topic: Infant sleep
Asks people to: Substitute
Strategy: Simple instruction
Channel: Clinical setting
Audience: Clinicians
Midwives and nurses

Evidence

ProcessPositive

Audit: midwives and nurses advising exclusive back sleeping rose from 38% (2006) to 81% (2007). Infant outcomes not reported.

Sponsor (who paid)

Malta Department of Health Foreign government, lead

Credits (who made it)

Not recorded yet.

Related campaigns

Back to Sleep 1994–now

Sources

SIDS and infant sleeping position : audit on the advisory campaign in Malta evaluation · 2008

Research notes

Found through OpenAlex (October 2026 sleep pass, see docs/sleep-campaigns-openalex.md). Findings paraphrased from abstracts; check the paper before quoting a number.

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