Infant Sleep Information Source (ISIS) Project
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Anthropology
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Helen Ball (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Ball H
(2015)
Empowering families to make informed choices about sleep safety
in British Journal of Midwifery
Ball H
(2012)
Infant care practices related to sudden infant death syndrome in South Asian and White British families in the UK Infant care practices
in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Ball H
(2017)
The Atlantic Divide: Contrasting U.K. and U.S. Recommendations on Cosleeping and Bed-Sharing
in Journal of Human Lactation
Ball H
(2019)
Toward an Integrated Anthropology of Infant Sleep
in American Anthropologist
Ball HL
(2012)
Bed- and sofa-sharing practices in a UK biethnic population.
in Pediatrics
Ball HL
(2014)
Reframing what we tell parents about normal infant sleep and how we support them.
in Breastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia
Ball HL
(2013)
Supporting parents who are worried about their newborn's sleep.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Ball HL
(2016)
Bed-sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed-shares and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration?
in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Ball HL
(2013)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location - moving the discussion forward.
in Social science & medicine (1982)
| Description | We have developed an informational website (www.isisonline.org.uk) about infant sleep for use by parents and health professionals, and created a network of collaborators (charities and organisations supporting parents with infants and educating health professionals) who endorse and disseminate information about the website and our free resources. |
| Exploitation Route | This project is a good model for translation of research evidence into material that can be used by the public and health professionals, and evidence of the demand for such translation for research users. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare |
| URL | https://www.dur.ac.uk/sleep.lab/impact/isis_users/ |
| Description | The infant sleep info website has been used by a very broad array of research user organisations and individuals. Far too many to list here. For some examples see https://www.dur.ac.uk/sleep.lab/impact/ |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Retail |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Guideline Title | Routine Postnatal Care of Women and their Babies: SIDS/Cosleeping Update Implementation Guide |
| Description | Endorsement by NICE |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in clinical guidelines |
| Impact | Improvements in clinical service / public health delivery around SIDS/infant sleep location |
| URL | http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg37/resources/postnatal-care-implementation-advice |
| Guideline Title | Caring for your baby at night: Guide for Health Professionals |
| Description | Endorsement by UNICEF BFI |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in clinical guidelines |
| Impact | Improvements in clinical service / public health delivery |
| URL | http://www.unicef.org.uk/BabyFriendly/Parents/Resources/Resources-for-parents/Caring-for-your-baby-a... |
| Description | Signposting by ChiMat |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Improvement in clinical service / public heal delivery |
| URL | http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=126129 |
| Description | West Middlesex Hospital Guidance |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Provision of evidence-based information to parents supporting informed choice re. infant care decisions |
| URL | http://westmidmaternity.org.uk/post_natal_infant_feeding.php |
| Description | Basis Sustainability Project |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 05/2020 |
| Description | Coping with Infant Sleep |
| Amount | £27,959 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2017 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Association of Breastfeeding Mothers |
| Organisation | Association of Breastfeeding Mothers |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We created THE INFANT SLEEP INFO SOURCE website. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Endorsement of ISIS and dissemination |
| Impact | Anthropology, Lactation support, Health promotion, Voluntary sector. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Breastfeeding Network |
| Organisation | The Breastfeeding Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | In December 2012 the Breastfeeding Network endorsed the ISIS website |
| Collaborator Contribution | Share website information to Breastfeeding Network Users; Help to promote site and create impact. |
| Impact | Anthropology, Lactation support, Health promotion |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | LCGB |
| Organisation | Lactation Consultants Great Britain (LCGB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We provide information on infant sleep research for use by LCGB members in their work supporting breastfeeding parents. We respond to LCGB members' requests for information. |
| Collaborator Contribution | LCGB spontenously offered to endorse the Infant Sleep Info Source website. They offer us a dissemination pathway to their members and have invited us to speak at their annual conference. |
| Impact | Talk and workshop session delivered at LCGB Annual Conference, held 11-12 April 2014 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | La Leche League GB |
| Organisation | GBA Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Created Infant Sleep Information Source website. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborated in producing the Infant Sleep Information Source Website |
| Impact | Keynote presentation LLL GB Anniversary Conference 2016 (Derby) Keynote presentation LLL Ireland Annual Conference 2017 (Ennis) |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | NCT (formerly known as National Childbirth Trust) |
| Organisation | National Childbirth Trust |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Our project involved designing and delivering the Infant Sleep Information Source website (www.isisonline.org.uk). |
| Collaborator Contribution | One of the NCT Senior Policy Advisors served on the project advisory committee. Following completion of the project NCT publicised the ISIS website and continues to signpost parents to the website and our other resources. |
| Impact | NCT provides links for parents to our information from their website: e.g. http://www.nct.org.uk/parenting/co-sleeping-safely-your-baby |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative |
| Organisation | UNICEF |
| Department | UNICEF UK BabyFriendly Initiative |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Design and creation of the Infant Sleep Info Source website |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussions regarding content, dissemination, and endorsement |
| Impact | Co-sleeping & SIDS Guide for Health Professionals Caring for your baby at night (parents guide) Caring for your baby at night (Health Professionals Guide) |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Title | Infant Sleep App |
| Description | Apple platform phone and tablet application for delivering infant sleep safety and infant sleep development information to parents and health professionals |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Impact | Provision of evidence-based information to parents and health professionals |
| Description | Invited keynote lecture on Bed-sharing, Breastfeeding & SIDS. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual International Conference, Dunkleilth Hotel, Blackburn, UK. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote lecture on Bed-sharing, Breastfeeding & SIDS. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual International Conference, Dunkleilth Hotel, Blackburn, UK-- contributed to new ABM protocol on bedspring and breastfeeding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited keynote lecture on Normal Infant Sleep. Ausbildungszentrum Laktation und Stillen (Annual Conference), Frei Universitat, Berlin. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote lecture on Normal Infant Sleep. Ausbildungszentrum Laktation und Stillen (Annual Conference), Frei Universitat, Berlin. Contributed to continued changes in policy and practice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited keynote lectures on Breastfeeding & sleep, and SIDS and Infant Sleep Safety. La Leche League Hungary, Annual Conference, Magnet Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote lectures on Breastfeeding & sleep. La Leche League Hungary, Annual Conference, Magnet Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary. Contributed to further discussions on policy change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited keynote on Baby Box Programmes. Annual MaMa (Midwifery) Conference, Doubletree Hilton, Glasgow. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote on Baby Box Programmes. Annual MaMa (Midwifery) Conference, Doubletree Hilton, Glasgow. Stimulated debate and discussion re. policy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited keynote talk on Infant Sleep and Breastfeeding at Durham Infant Feeding Conference, Durham & Darlington NHS Trust, The Durham Centre, Belmont, Durham. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote talk on Infant Sleep and Breastfeeding at Durham Infant Feeding Conference, Durham & Darlington NHS Trust, The Durham Centre, Belmont, Durham. contributed to practitioner knowledge and practice change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Northumbria Student Midwives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Half day workshop for Student Midwives and Northumbria University, organised and paid for by student association |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.isisonline.org.uk/hcp/training/ |
| Description | Scottish SUDI Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Ball invited to speak at Annual Scottish SUDI Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Scottish Workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 8 x 3hour workshops (2 per location) held in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, organised and funded by Scottish Government for Health Professionals and allied others working with families and babies across Scotland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.isisonline.org.uk/hcp/training/ |
| Description | The Infant Sleep Information Source (ISIS): a public information project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Research Colloquium, April 17th 2013. https://www.dur.ac.uk/wolfson.institute/events/?eventno=14365 Attendees asked for further information about how we created ISIS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.dur.ac.uk/wolfson.institute/events/?eventno=14365 |
| Description | Workshops in Anglia and London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshops held for student midwives in Anglia University (Cambridge and Chelmsford) 30-40 participants each, and at Charlotte and Westminster Hospital London (60 participants). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.isisonline.org.uk/hcp/training/ |
| Description | Workshops in Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 4 x 3 hours workshops (40 attendees each) in Port Talbot funded by NHS Wales |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.isisonline.org.uk/hcp/training/ |