User:Shussain96/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Safe to Sleep

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I worked with a pediatrician who taught me how important it was to educate parents about safe sleep practices. Prior to working with her, I was not aware of the common misconceptions regarding safe infant sleep or the shockingly high rate of preventable infant death due to suffocation. This article matters because I think it is very important that parents have accurate and appropriate knowledge regarding safe sleep practices for their infant. There is a lot of information on the internet and my hope is that if parents do a quick google search and this article is the first result they have an accurate overview of safe infant sleep.

My overall impression of the article is as follows. The article's overall status is it that is of start quality. The article's strengths are that it thoroughly covers the back to sleep campaign and discusses the pathophysiology behind SIDS. The article can be improved by developing a stronger lead section, improving flow between sections, and expanding the content of the article to include more prevention strategies for safe sleep.

Evaluate the article
1.     Lead Section: The lead section does not begin with an introductory sentence that summarizes the topic of the article. The lead section of the article is weak and does not provide a summary of the major points of the article. The main point mentioned in this section is the Back to Sleep Campaign and its purpose in reducing sudden infant death syndrome. However, SIDS is not mentioned anywhere else in the article.

2.     Article: The article has clear organization of headings and sections. However, the article is lacking sections to cover the details of infant safe sleep. The content and balance within the sections is appropriate. However, the “campaign” subsection within the history heading is very long and does not seem to flow very well. It may be helpful to present the information regarding safe sleep practices in an independent section to make it easier for readers to access and understand.

3.     Talk Conversations: There has been discussion of expanding of the view on safe sleep to include a worldwide perspective. The article currently only focuses on the North American perspective, particularly that of the Back to Sleep Campaign. However, there has been suggestions to expand the conversation to include international efforts to reduce to SIDS.

4.     Citations: Majority of the citations are valid except for one link that is no longer working. The references used in the article support the claims that have been made. The facts stated in the article are referenced with an appropriate source. A biased source was used however, appropriate references were made and the context in which the source was used was appropriate. Otherwise, sources used were diverse and appropriately chosen.