Safe Sleep Behaviors and Factors Associated With Infant Second Sleep Practices. 2022

Mersine A Bryan, and Alexis Florence, and Aubrey D Gower, and Yolanda N Evans, and Megan A Moreno
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence and safety of infant second-sleep practices. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey of parents with infants ≤12 months assessed parent-reported sleep practices: position, use of a separate sleep surface, and sleep location at 2 time points (sleep onset and after nighttime waking). A composite score examined if all 3 safe sleep practices were used at each time point. Safe sleep was defined as: supine position, sleeping in a separate space, and in a crib, bassinet, cradle, or playard. Wilcoxon sign rank test was used to examine changes between the time points. Poisson regression models compared parents who reported a second-sleep location with those who did not. RESULTS Of participants (n = 1500), 74% were female, 65% were White, 12% were Black, and 17% were of Hispanic ethnicity. Thirty-nine percent (n = 581) reported a second-sleep practice. Of parents who reported a second-sleep practice, 28% (n = 137) met all 3 safe sleep criteria at sleep onset; 9% (n = 42) met all 3 safe sleep criteria at both time points. A higher proportion of changes in sleep practices were to less-safe practices (P <.001). Factors associated with a second-sleep practice were parental age <25 years, parental race and ethnicity, first-time parents, homes with smoke exposure, and infants born at <37 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Less than 10% of infants met all 3 safe sleep criteria at sleep onset and after nighttime waking. Interventions focused on safe sleep should highlight the importance of safe sleep practices after nighttime waking.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007224 Infant Care Care of infants in the home or institution.
D007319 Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Disorders characterized by impairment of the ability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition. Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep,Insomnia,Sleeplessness,Chronic Insomnia,DIMS (Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep),Early Awakening,Insomnia Disorder,Nonorganic Insomnia,Primary Insomnia,Psychophysiological Insomnia,Rebound Insomnia,Secondary Insomnia,Sleep Initiation Dysfunction,Transient Insomnia,Awakening, Early,Dysfunction, Sleep Initiation,Dysfunctions, Sleep Initiation,Insomnia Disorders,Insomnia, Chronic,Insomnia, Nonorganic,Insomnia, Primary,Insomnia, Psychophysiological,Insomnia, Rebound,Insomnia, Secondary,Insomnia, Transient,Insomnias,Sleep Initiation Dysfunctions
D008297 Male Males
D010290 Parents Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent. Step-Parents,Parental Age,Parenthood Status,Stepparent,Age, Parental,Ages, Parental,Parent,Parental Ages,Status, Parenthood,Step Parents,Step-Parent,Stepparents
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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