Resident-led Infant Safety Baby Showers, Pediatric Injury Prevention Counseling Beyond Clinic Walls
Presenter Status
Resident/Psychology Intern
Abstract Type
QI Project
Primary Mentor or Principal Investigator
Johana Mejias Beck, MD
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
19-5-2026 12:00 PM
End Date
19-5-2026 1:00 PM
Abstract Text
Problem Statement/Question:
Can pediatric injury prevention and infant safety recommendations be implemented to effectively and meaningfully support high-risk families outside the typical clinic setting?
Background/Project Intent (Aim Statement):
Infant injury and sleep-related deaths remain a persistent concern in Kansas City, particularly in Jackson County and adjacent urban areas where families face socioeconomic barriers, language discordance, and limited access to safety equipment. While pediatric guidance emphasizes anticipatory counseling on safe sleep and injury prevention, many high-risk families encounter barriers to implementing recommendations outside the clinical setting.
Methods (include PDSA cycles):
We conducted two resident-led infant safety baby shower events in September 2025 in partnership with a local child-safety nonprofit and a pediatric injury-prevention center in Kansas City. Events were hosted in a community home-safety demonstration space and used a walk-in, station-based format covering safe sleep, car-seat safety, home hazards, choking prevention, and anticipatory guidance. Caregivers were recruited through community referrals, flyers, and social media. Anonymous pre-event surveys and event-level implementation observations were collected to characterize family participant needs and operational challenges faced.
Results:
Participants included pregnant caregivers and families of infants younger than one year, many from multilingual households and neighborhoods with elevated infant mortality risk. Attendance was substantially lower than preregistration, reflecting common local barriers such as transportation access, childcare needs, and competing obligations. Language needs varied unpredictably across English, Spanish, French-Creole, and Dari. Despite these challenges, all stations remained operational, and caregivers engaged in prolonged, individualized counseling with residents and supervised medical students.
Conclusions:
Community-based infant safety outreach in Kansas City is feasible and clinically meaningful but requires flexibility to address attendance volatility, language diversity, and logistical uncertainty. Resident-led baby showers can extend pediatric injury-prevention counseling beyond clinic walls while exposing trainees to real-world barriers faced by local families. These findings offer practical guidance for pediatric clinicians and training programs seeking to engage in community-based injury prevention in urban Midwestern settings.
Resident-led Infant Safety Baby Showers, Pediatric Injury Prevention Counseling Beyond Clinic Walls
Problem Statement/Question:
Can pediatric injury prevention and infant safety recommendations be implemented to effectively and meaningfully support high-risk families outside the typical clinic setting?
Background/Project Intent (Aim Statement):
Infant injury and sleep-related deaths remain a persistent concern in Kansas City, particularly in Jackson County and adjacent urban areas where families face socioeconomic barriers, language discordance, and limited access to safety equipment. While pediatric guidance emphasizes anticipatory counseling on safe sleep and injury prevention, many high-risk families encounter barriers to implementing recommendations outside the clinical setting.
Methods (include PDSA cycles):
We conducted two resident-led infant safety baby shower events in September 2025 in partnership with a local child-safety nonprofit and a pediatric injury-prevention center in Kansas City. Events were hosted in a community home-safety demonstration space and used a walk-in, station-based format covering safe sleep, car-seat safety, home hazards, choking prevention, and anticipatory guidance. Caregivers were recruited through community referrals, flyers, and social media. Anonymous pre-event surveys and event-level implementation observations were collected to characterize family participant needs and operational challenges faced.
Results:
Participants included pregnant caregivers and families of infants younger than one year, many from multilingual households and neighborhoods with elevated infant mortality risk. Attendance was substantially lower than preregistration, reflecting common local barriers such as transportation access, childcare needs, and competing obligations. Language needs varied unpredictably across English, Spanish, French-Creole, and Dari. Despite these challenges, all stations remained operational, and caregivers engaged in prolonged, individualized counseling with residents and supervised medical students.
Conclusions:
Community-based infant safety outreach in Kansas City is feasible and clinically meaningful but requires flexibility to address attendance volatility, language diversity, and logistical uncertainty. Resident-led baby showers can extend pediatric injury-prevention counseling beyond clinic walls while exposing trainees to real-world barriers faced by local families. These findings offer practical guidance for pediatric clinicians and training programs seeking to engage in community-based injury prevention in urban Midwestern settings.
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Poster Board Number: 26