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Evaluation of Bedtime Basics for Babies: A National Crib Distribution Program to Reduce the Risk of Sleep-Related Sudden Infant Deaths.
- Source :
- Journal of Community Health; Jun2015, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p457-463, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Rates of sleep-related infant deaths have remained stagnant in recent years. Although most parents are aware of safe sleep recommendations, barriers to adherence, including lack of access to a safe crib, remain. The objective of this study was to describe parental knowledge and practices regarding infant sleep position, bedsharing, pacifier use, and feeding practices before and after receipt of a free crib and safe sleep education. Bedtime Basics for Babies (BBB) enrolled high-risk families in Washington, Indiana, and Washington, DC and provided them with cribs and safe sleep education. Parents completed surveys before ('prenatal' and 'postnatal') and 1-3 months after crib receipt ('follow-up'). Descriptive and bivariate analyses were completed. 3,303 prenatal, 1,483 postnatal, and 1,729 follow-up surveys were collected. Parental knowledge of recommended infant sleep position improved from 76 % (prenatal) and 77 % (postnatal) to 94 % after crib receipt ( p < 0.001). Intended use of supine positioning increased from 84 % (prenatal) and 80 % (postnatal) to 87 % after the intervention ( p < 0.001). Although only 8 % of parents intended to bedshare when asked prenatally, 38 % of parents receiving the crib after the infant's birth reported that they had bedshared the night before. This decreased to 16 % after the intervention. Ninety percent reported that the baby slept in a crib after the intervention, compared with 51 % postnatally ( p < 0.01). BBB was successful in changing knowledge and practices in the majority of high-risk participants with regards to placing the infant supine in a crib for sleep. Crib distribution and safe sleep education positively influence knowledge and practices about safe sleep. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SUDDEN infant death syndrome prevention
SUDDEN infant death syndrome risk factors
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
COMPARATIVE studies
BABY cribs
FISHER exact test
INTELLECT
LONGITUDINAL method
PACIFIERS (Infant care)
PARENTS
SLEEP
SUPINE position
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
SAMPLE size (Statistics)
CO-sleeping
PRE-tests & post-tests
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00945145
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Community Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 108484769
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-014-9957-0