Creating a safe sleep environment for babies: what are the practices performed by mothers?
Purpose – This study aims to determine the practices performed by mothers to create a safe sleep environment for their babies. Design/methodology/approach – This cross-sectional study was conducted at Family Health Centers (FHCs), the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. The study sample consisted of...
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College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University
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| author | Esin Zeren Ayşe Şener Taplak Sevinç Polat |
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| description | Purpose – This study aims to determine the practices performed by mothers to create a safe sleep environment for their babies. Design/methodology/approach – This cross-sectional study was conducted at Family Health Centers (FHCs), the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 455 mothers who had 0–12-month-old babies. The data were collected via a questionnaire to ascertain the descriptive characteristics and means of creating a safe sleeping environment. Findings – Mothers performed unsafe/risky practices as well as safe practices. Unsafe practices of mothers included 92.3% preferring soft mattresses, 87.0% placed a pillow under the baby's head, 17.8% preferred a prone sleep position for their baby, 16.9% covered the baby's face with a piece of thin cloth, 14.3% kept the sheet on the mattress loose, 6.8% of the mothers shared the same bed, 2.4% reported smoking in the environment where the baby slept. Originality/value – Based on our findings, it is recommended that nurses should provide information on creating a safe sleep environment to mothers during FHC visits, and at-risk practices should be identified through home visits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4deae637fa0048cd865fd402b7f3bd2d2023-09-03T00:43:39ZengCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn UniversityJournal of Health Research0857-44212586-940X2022-02-0136232333310.1108/JHR-04-2020-0122664427Creating a safe sleep environment for babies: what are the practices performed by mothers?Esin Zeren0Ayşe Şener Taplak1Sevinç Polat2Family Health Center, Gaziantep, TurkeyYozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, TurkeyYozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, TurkeyPurpose – This study aims to determine the practices performed by mothers to create a safe sleep environment for their babies. Design/methodology/approach – This cross-sectional study was conducted at Family Health Centers (FHCs), the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 455 mothers who had 0–12-month-old babies. The data were collected via a questionnaire to ascertain the descriptive characteristics and means of creating a safe sleeping environment. Findings – Mothers performed unsafe/risky practices as well as safe practices. Unsafe practices of mothers included 92.3% preferring soft mattresses, 87.0% placed a pillow under the baby's head, 17.8% preferred a prone sleep position for their baby, 16.9% covered the baby's face with a piece of thin cloth, 14.3% kept the sheet on the mattress loose, 6.8% of the mothers shared the same bed, 2.4% reported smoking in the environment where the baby slept. Originality/value – Based on our findings, it is recommended that nurses should provide information on creating a safe sleep environment to mothers during FHC visits, and at-risk practices should be identified through home visits.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-04-2020-0122/full/pdf?title=creating-a-safe-sleep-environment-for-babies-what-are-the-practices-performed-by-motherssafe sleep environmentbabymotherspractices turkey |
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| title | Creating a safe sleep environment for babies: what are the practices performed by mothers? |
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| title_sort | creating a safe sleep environment for babies what are the practices performed by mothers |
| topic | safe sleep environment baby mothers practices turkey |
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