Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — are parents getting the message?

Cullen, Anne; Kiberd, B; McDonnell, M; Mehanni, M; Matthews, Tom; O’Regan, Myra

doi:10.1007/bf03170483

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“…More first-time parents responded to this survey. Decisions families make in caring for their first child will often provide the foundations for future infant care practices and sleeping behaviours employed with subsequent children [33][34][35]. Therefore, where practices differ from current guidelines, this may indicate an underestimate of practices utilised by families in the broader population.…”

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Infant care practices and parent uptake of safe sleep messages: a cross-sectional survey in Queensland, Australia

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Background: Globally, the incidence of sleep-related infant mortality declined dramatically following the first public health campaigns seen internationally in the 1990s to reduce the risks of sudden infant death. However, Australian Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) rates have plateaued with little change in incidence since 2004 despite two further public health safe sleep campaigns. This study aims to describe contemporary infant care practices employed by families related to the current public health SUDI prevention program. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 3341 Queensland primary caregivers with infants approximately 3-months of age was conducted using the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages as a sampling frame. Surveys were returned either via reply-paid mail or online. Questionnaires explored prevalence of infant care practices and awareness of safe sleep recommendations. Univariable analysis was used to generate descriptive statistics for key variables. Results: Overall, only 13% of families routinely practised all six 'Safe Sleeping' program messages. More than one third (1118, 34%) of infants had slept in a non-supine sleep position at some time. Potentially hazardous sleep environments were common, with 38% of infants sleeping with soft items or bulky bedding, or on soft surfaces. Nearly half, for either day-or night-time sleeps, were routinely placed in a sleep environment that was not designed or recommended for safe infant sleep (i.e. a bouncer, pram, beanbag). Most babies (84%) were reportedly smoke free before and after birth. Sleeping in the same room as their caregiver for night-time sleeps was usual practice for 75% of babies. Half (1600, 50%) of all babies shared a sleep surface in the last two-weeks. At 8-weeks, 17% of infants were no longer receiving any breastmilk. Conclusions: The prevalence rates of infant care practices among this Australian population demonstrate many families continue to employ suboptimal practices despite Australia's current safe sleep campaign. Strategic approaches together with informed decisions about pertinent messages to feature within future public health campaigns and government policies are required so targeted support can be provided to families with young infants to aid the translation of safe sleep evidence into safe sleeping practices.

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Infant care practices and parent uptake of safe sleep messages: a cross-sectional survey in Queensland, Australia

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“…Although co-sleeping is customary in more than 100 cultures (Latz, Wolf, & Lozoff, 1999), it is not so in the United States and certain other countries, such as Ireland (Cullen et al, 2000). In a sample of 150 children under 4 years of age, Lozoff and her colleagues found that 35% of White and 70% of Black children were co-sleeping at least twice per month (Lozoff, Wolf, & Davis, 1985).…”

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Interaction Between Feeding Method and Co‐Sleeping on Maternal‐Newborn Sleep

Quillin

Glenn

2004

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…A study investigating practices among population groups internationally demonstrated that families in Hungary (0%), Scotland (4%), Canada (8%) and NZ (9%) reported the lowest incidence of pillow use, with the Chinese sample groups (Hong Kong 80%, Beijing 95% and Chongqing 95%) reporting the highest prevalence [108]. Other studies exploring the use of pillows within an infant's sleep space reported a prevalence of 14% among an Australian sample [16]; 18% among a UK sample [12]; 19% in an Iranian sample [17]; 21% among an Irish sample [65]; 64% among a Mexican sample [96]; 66% among a UAE sample [36]; 77.3% among a Turkish sample [146]. In a recent Croatian study [45], it was found that 86% of infants slept with a pillow or stuffed toy, whereas in a US study [139], 14% were reported to place their infants to sleep sometimes or always with cot bumpers, pillows or blankets.…”

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“…The proportion of infants who sleep in the same room as their parents or an adult caregiver but did not share a sleep surface (i.e., sleep in their own infant bed) was not always clearly measured or reported. Many papers reporting room-sharing prevalence also included infants who usually bed-shared [20,21,23,45,48,65,72,81,83,135]. Möllborg et al [104] reported that within a Swedish cohort, 65.7% of infants slept in their own separate bed in the parent's room.…”

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Infant Care Practices, Caregiver Awareness of Safe Sleep Advice and Barriers to Implementation: A Scoping Review

Cole

Young

Kearney

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Modifiable infant sleep and care practices are recognised as the most important factors parents and health practitioners can influence to reduce the risk of sleep-related infant mortality. Understanding caregiver awareness of, and perceptions relating to, public health messages and identifying trends in contemporary infant care practices are essential to appropriately inform and refine future infant safe sleep advice. This scoping review sought to examine the extent and nature of empirical literature concerning infant caregiver engagement with, and implementation of, safe sleep risk-reduction advice relating to Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (SUDI). Databases including PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Medline, EMBASE and Ovid were searched for relevant peer reviewed publications with publication dates set between January 2000–May 2021. A total of 137 articles met eligibility criteria. Review results map current infant sleeping and care practices that families adopt, primary infant caregivers’ awareness of safe infant sleep advice and the challenges that families encounter implementing safe sleep recommendations when caring for their infant. Findings demonstrate a need for ongoing monitoring of infant sleep practices and family engagement with safe sleep advice so that potential disparities and population groups at greater risk can be identified, with focused support strategies applied.

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — are parents getting the message?

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Infant care practices and parent uptake of safe sleep messages: a cross-sectional survey in Queensland, Australia

Infant care practices and parent uptake of safe sleep messages: a cross-sectional survey in Queensland, Australia

Interaction Between Feeding Method and Co‐Sleeping on Maternal‐Newborn Sleep

Infant Care Practices, Caregiver Awareness of Safe Sleep Advice and Barriers to Implementation: A Scoping Review

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