infant safe sleepnursing practiceTo evaluate nurses' knowledge and beliefs about best practices for infant safe sleep. To determine the degree to which the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics'(AAP) for infant safe sleep were modeled and parent education was given by nurses at ...
(HealthDay)—Safe infant sleep practices are suboptimal in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Pediatrics.
DISCUSSION Grandmothers do not universally observe evidence-based safe sleep practices, particularly if the infant is not sleeping in the home of the parent. Interventions for senior caregivers focused on perceived choking risk, infant comfort in the supine position, and other recent changes in ...
SIDS is the unexplained death of an infant who is younger than one year old. In the United States, SIDS takes the lives of about 3,400 babies each year. This number has been continuously decreasing over the past 25 years due to better sleep practices, but SIDS is still the leading ca...
Always using safe sleep practices with babies is key to the prevention of sudden unexpected infant death. The current recommendation for safe sleep for infants is the “ABC” method: Alone On the baby’s back In a safe crib “A baby who sleeps on his or her back alone in a safe crib ...
1:21 Study finds two-thirds of moms aren’t following steps to prevent infant deaths Dr. Jennifer Ashton takes a look at a new study and breaks down how to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.Nearly a quarter to two-thirds of moms are not following recommended safe infant sleep practices,...
Cook Children's Health Care System, based in Fort Worth, Texas, has put out advertisements promoting safe infant sleep practices.Cook Children's Health Care System Sometimes parents' decisions are based on fears that stem from their environments. "Parents will say 'I'm bringing my baby into be...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends several safe sleeping practices for infants in order to decrease the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). These include placing infants on their backs to sleep; using safety-approved cribs and firm mattresses; keeping cribs free of stuffed ...
Multiple interventions have been implemented in efforts to increase adherence to safe sleep... TCS Ward,GM Balfour - 《Journal of Community Health》 被引量: 13发表: 2016年 The impact of a hospital-based educational video on maternal perceptions and planned practices of infant safe sleep Purpose...
"We know that parents may be overwhelmed with a new baby in the home, and we want to provide them with clear and simple guidance on how and where to put their infant to sleep," said Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, lead author of the report. "Parents should never place the baby on a sofa...