Table 5 The degree of agreement or disagreement with statements by participants on the 28-Week Prenatal Visit Safe Sleep Survey as compared to the Postnatal Visit Safe sleep Survey (N = 355)a,b
From: Pre- and postnatal safe sleep knowledge and planned as compared to actual infant sleep practices
Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Not sure | Agree | Strongly Agree | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (Row%) | n (Row%) | n (Row%) | n (Row%) | n (Row%) | |||
1. It is safe to put a baby < 1 year to sleep with stuffed animals | Prenatal | 267 (76) | 75 (21) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 0.1 |
Postnatal | 2922 (83) | 53 (15) | 1 (0) | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | ||
2. It is safe for a baby < 1 year to sleep in the same bed with adults | Prenatal | 214 (62) | 101 (29) | 8 (2) | 19 (6) | 3 (1) | 0.72 |
Postnatal | 234 (67) | 87 (25) | 7 (2) | 18 (5) | 3 (1) | ||
3. It is safe for a baby < 1 year to sleep in the same bed with other children | Prenatal | 283 (81) | 64 (18) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0.42 |
Postnatal | 299 (85) | 49 (14) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
4. It is safe to smoke around a baby | Prenatal | 331 (95) | 17 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 0.74 |
Postnatal | 327 (93) | 22 (6) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
5. It is safe to put a baby down to sleep with loose blankets and/or pillows | Prenatal | 295 (84) | 52 (15) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 0 0) | 0.28 |
Postnatal | 293 (83) | 52 (15) | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | ||
6. It is safe to put a baby to sleep on their back | Prenatal | 1 (0) | 3 (1) | 8 (2) | 71 (20) | 265 (76) | 0.0024 |
Postnatal | 1 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | 45 (13) | 302 (86) | ||
7. It is safe to put a baby to sleep on their side | Prenatal | 146 (42) | 132 (38) | 35 (10) | 35 (10) | 1 (0) | 0.0026 |
Postnatal | 153 (44) | 138 (40) | 11 (3) | 43 (12) | 4 (1) | ||
8. It is safe to put a baby to sleep on their stomach | Prenatal | 216 (62) | 97 (28) | 20 (6) | 12 (4) | 2 (1) | 0.064 |
Postnatal | 232 (66) | 89 (25) | 8 (2) | 20 (6) | 1 (0) | ||
9. Feeding a baby breast milk reduces their risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | Prenatal | 11 (3) | 18 (5) | 137 (39) | 92 (26) | 91 (26) | < 0.001 |
Postnatal | 8 (2) | 15 (4) | 70 (20) | 102 (29) | 156 (44) | ||
10. Safe sleep practices only apply to nighttime sleep | Prenatal | 261 (75) | 78 (22) | 7 (2) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 0.012 |
Postnatal | 224 (64) | 116 (33) | 7 (2) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||