Kansas Infant Death & SIDS Network, INC.

The Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network, Inc. serves those individuals who have been touched by the tragedy of infant death or SIDS and those individuals or organizations who strive to reduce the risk of infant deaths by providing supportive services, community education, professional training, and supporting associated research.

One event that the KIDS Network host are the Community Baby Shower or Safe Sleep in Wichita, KS. ​This is an interactive event that invites new and expectant parents, their support people, and community service providers to get together for an educational “baby shower.” At the shower, participants learn about infant safe sleep and maternal child health in order to improve health and infant birth outcomes. The central focus of the Community Baby Shower for Safe Sleep is to teach all participants about infant safe sleep. This includes educating parents and their support people on the ABCs of Safe Sleep, which is that all babies should sleep Alone, on their Backs, and in a safety approved Crib. Participants will know the ABCs of safe sleep and will intend to follow the AAP guidelines for safe sleep utilizing the tools received. We have two Community Baby Shower a year.

Step Up for KIDS is the signature fundraising event for the Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network. Step Up is a timed 5K run and Memorial Walk. The annual event takes place at Wichita's Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd. Registration includes a T-shirt, lunch, children's fair, memorial balloon release and admission to Cowtown, a living history museum of 1870s Victorian Wichita.

Another fundraiser is a memorial golf tournament sponsored by KU Wichita Pediatrics for all babies who have died in Kansas. All funds raised by this event support the Network's mission: To serve those individuals who have been touched by the tragedy of infant death or SIDS and those individuals or organizations who strive to reduce the risk of infant deaths by providing supportive services, community education, professional training, and supporting associated research.