A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality
Community baby showers have provided education and free portable cribs to promote safe sleep for high-risk infants. We evaluated knowledge gained at these showers and the effectiveness of holding baby showers at a primary care clinic as an alternative to traditional community venues. Participants at...
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| author | Carolyn R. Ahlers-Schmidt PhD Christy Schunn LSCSW Venessa Lopez MD Stacey Kraus MD Sheila Blackmon RN, BSN Millicent Dempsey RN, BSN Natalie Sollo MD |
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| description | Community baby showers have provided education and free portable cribs to promote safe sleep for high-risk infants. We evaluated knowledge gained at these showers and the effectiveness of holding baby showers at a primary care clinic as an alternative to traditional community venues. Participants at the community venue were more likely to exhibit risk factors associated with unsafe sleep and to report an unsafe sleep location for their infant without the provided portable crib. Following the showers, both groups showed improvement in knowledge and intentions regarding safe sleep. However, to connect with the highest risk groups, showers held at community venues appeared to be preferable to those held at high-risk clinics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7d71586498b44bebfd3808fe61ddc5f2022-12-22T01:46:35ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Pediatric Health2333-794X2016-03-01310.1177/2333794X1562230510.1177_2333794X15622305A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant MortalityCarolyn R. Ahlers-Schmidt PhD0Christy Schunn LSCSW1Venessa Lopez MD2Stacey Kraus MD3Sheila Blackmon RN, BSN4Millicent Dempsey RN, BSN5Natalie Sollo MD6University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Wichita, KS, USAKansas Infant Death and SIDS Network, Inc, Wichita, KS, USAUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Wichita, KS, USAUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Wichita, KS, USAWichita Black Nurses Association, Wichita, KS, USAWichita Black Nurses Association, Wichita, KS, USAUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Wichita, KS, USACommunity baby showers have provided education and free portable cribs to promote safe sleep for high-risk infants. We evaluated knowledge gained at these showers and the effectiveness of holding baby showers at a primary care clinic as an alternative to traditional community venues. Participants at the community venue were more likely to exhibit risk factors associated with unsafe sleep and to report an unsafe sleep location for their infant without the provided portable crib. Following the showers, both groups showed improvement in knowledge and intentions regarding safe sleep. However, to connect with the highest risk groups, showers held at community venues appeared to be preferable to those held at high-risk clinics.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X15622305 |
| spellingShingle | Carolyn R. Ahlers-Schmidt PhD Christy Schunn LSCSW Venessa Lopez MD Stacey Kraus MD Sheila Blackmon RN, BSN Millicent Dempsey RN, BSN Natalie Sollo MD A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality Global Pediatric Health |
| title | A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality |
| title_full | A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality |
| title_fullStr | A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality |
| title_short | A Comparison of Community and Clinic Baby Showers to Promote Safe Sleep for Populations at High Risk for Infant Mortality |
| title_sort | comparison of community and clinic baby showers to promote safe sleep for populations at high risk for infant mortality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X15622305 |
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