The Ability of Posters to Enhance the Comfort Level with Breastfeeding in a Public Venue in Rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

Background: The acceptance and support of breastfeeding in public venues can influence breastfeeding practices and, ultimately, the health of the population.

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether posters targeted at the general public could improve acceptability of breastfeeding in public places.

Methods: A convenience sample of 255 participants was surveyed at shopping centers in 2 rural communities of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newborn oto-acoustic emission hearing screening tests: preliminary evidence for a marker of susceptibility to SIDS.

Objective: To evaluate the newborn transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) hearing screening tests of infants later diagnosed with the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Study Design: In a case-controlled study, the newborn TEOAE hearing screens of 31 infants who subsequently died of SIDS were retrospectively compared to those of 31 newborn infants that survived the first year of life. SIDS cases were individually matched to surviving controls based on gender, term versus preterm age and NICU versus well baby nursery.