作者: Fern R. Hauck , Kawai O. Tanabe , Timothy McMurry , Rachel Y. Moon
DOI: 10.1007/S10900-014-9957-0
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摘要: Rates of sleep-related infant deaths have remained stagnant in recent years. Although most parents are aware safe sleep recommendations, barriers to adherence, including lack access a crib, remain. The objective this study was describe parental knowledge and practices regarding position, bedsharing, pacifier use, feeding before after receipt free crib education. Bedtime Basics for Babies (BBB) enrolled high-risk families Washington, Indiana, DC provided them with cribs Parents completed surveys (“prenatal” “postnatal”) 1–3 months (“follow-up”). Descriptive bivariate analyses were completed. 3,303 prenatal, 1,483 postnatal, 1,729 follow-up collected. Parental recommended position improved from 76 % (prenatal) 77 (postnatal) 94 (p < 0.001). Intended use supine positioning increased 84 80 87 the intervention only 8 intended bedshare when asked prenatally, 38 receiving infant’s birth reported that they had bedshared night before. This decreased 16 intervention. Ninety percent baby slept intervention, compared 51 postnatally 0.01). BBB successful changing majority participants regards placing sleep. Crib distribution education positively influence about