Infant sleep position, head shape concerns, and sleep positioning devices

Babies born today will normally have an oval head shape because they have to pass through the birth canal. The size of the baby's head will continue to grow, because the baby's skull is still malleable, it is too long to spend time in one same position could lead to changes in the baby's head shape. Therefore, the optimal form of development that parents are very influential, namely in the patterns of parenting a newborn. Among infant sleep position, the use of baby bedding, baby feeding positions, baby's pillow. Determine the relation of parenting to the shape of the baby's head. This study is an sresearch observational withmethod. cross sectional The sampling technique used purposive sampling with 66 respondents. Data collected by filling the questionnaire and observation baby's head shape. The observations categorized by shape of the baby's head. Observations done on 66 respondents, ie 39 respondents have normocephaly head shape,15 respondents have plagiochepaly head shapes,6 respondents have scaphocephaly headshape,and 6 respondents have brachycephaly head shape.There is a relation parenting to the baby's head shape, including normocephaly, scaphocephaly, plagiocephaly, brachycephaly

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Putting Babies “Back to Sleep”: Can We Do Better?

Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing ◽

10.1891/0730-0832.24.6.9 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 9-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Linda Levy Raydo ◽

Christine Reu-Donlon

Keyword(s):

Sudden Infant Death ◽

Educational Programs ◽

Sleep Position ◽

Sudden Infant ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Infant Sleep ◽

Infant Sleep Position ◽

American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽

Sleep Positioning

The American Academy of Pediatrics first recommended in 1992 that infants be placed on their backs for sleep to reduce the risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Since that time, there has been a national drop in the incidence of SIDS of more than 40 percent. Unfortunately, many parents and other caregivers are still receiving inconsistent information and observing varying practices regarding infant sleep position.This article emphasizes the role of the health care professional in both teaching and modeling these potentially lifesaving practices consistently and unambiguously. Available literature is reviewed regarding attitudes and beliefs about infant sleep positioning, and specific concerns are addressed in order to allow for better tailoring of educational programs.

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Women's, children's, & family health: Infant sleep position and co-sleeping in Alaska

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e433362008-001 ◽

2005 ◽

Keyword(s):

Family Health ◽

Sleep Position ◽

Infant Sleep ◽

Infant Sleep Position

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Infant Sleep Position and Associated Health Outcomes

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ◽

10.1001/archpedi.157.5.469 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 157 (5) ◽

pp. 469 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Carl E. Hunt ◽

Samuel M. Lesko ◽

Richard M. Vezina ◽

Rosha McCoy ◽

Michael J. Corwin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Sleep Position ◽

Infant Sleep ◽

Infant Sleep Position

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Infant Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Risk: A Time For Change

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.94.1.105 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 105-107

Author(s):

Carl E. Hunt

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Sudden Infant Death ◽

Sleep Position ◽

Sudden Infant ◽

Infant Sleep ◽

Public Intervention ◽

Infant Sleep Position ◽

The Us ◽

Epidemiological Risk ◽

Health Objectives

I fully support a comprehensive professional and public intervention campaign in the US to establish supine as the standard sleep position. Although other preventive health objectives can be included, the emphasis needs to be clearly focused on sleep position. Achieving the lowest possible prone prevalence rate in the US is thus the first goal of this new campaign. The second and equally important goal of the new campaign should be to utilize this opportunity to maximum advantage to enhance our knowledge regarding the epidemiological risk factors causally related to SIDS and their interactions, and the interactions between epidemiological and biological risk factors. In addition to quantifying changes in infant mortality and in infant sleep position, we will also need to characterize both the supine and the persistent prone infant groups in regard to all of the putative epidemiological risk factors for SIDS. This campaign can thus enhance our understanding of the epidemiological risk factors for SIDS as long as a significant decrease in prone prevalence can be achieved.

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Infant Sleep Position: Pediatricians' Advice to Parents

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.95.1.55 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 55-58

Author(s):

Bonnie B. Hudak ◽

Jane O'Donnell ◽

Nadine Mazyrka

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

New York ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Sleep Position ◽

Infant Sleep ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Professional Literature ◽

Infant Sleep Position ◽

Supine Sleep ◽

Question Survey

Objective. The American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) recommendation for side or supine sleep position in healthy babies has generated much controversy. We surveyed primary care physicians to determine the effect of the AAP statement on physician attitude toward infant sleep position and advice to parents. Methods. We sent a 23-question survey to 194 physicians in Western New York. The survey addressed their attitude toward the AAP recommendations and its impact on their advice to parents. Results. Of the 149 physicians treating newborns, 121 (82%) completed the questionnaire; 98% were aware of the AAP statement. The most common sources of information were the AAP (86%) and professional literature (77%). Of the respondents, 79% agreed with the AAP statement. Reasons for reservation were lack of data (64%), potential adverse consequences of supine position (52%), and their own experience (47%). Gender, years in practice, and type of reimbursement did not influence attitude toward the AAP recommendation. The AAP statement increased the frequency with which physicians routinely discussed sleep position from 34 to 70% (P < .02). Physicians recommending the prone position decreased from 57 to 7% (P < .001), while those recommending supine sleep position increased from 10 to 42% (P < .001). Conclusions. Most physicians agreed with the AAP statement and more frequently discussed sleep position following the AAP recommendations. However, they did not routinely recommend supine sleep position. The majority (69%) recommended the side position even though it is unstable. Although the AAP statement has increased discussion of infant sleep position by primary care physicians in WNY, only a minority recommend that infants sleep supine.

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