TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Bed-sharing influences, attitudes, and practices: Implications for promoting safe infant sleep
JO  - Journal of child health care
A1  - Krouse, Anne
A1  - Craig, Joanne
A1  - Watson, Ursula
A1  - Matthews, Zannia
A1  - Kolski, Gerald
A1  - Isola, Kay
SP  - 274
EP  - 283
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine the infant bed-sharing practices of mothers from the birth of the infant to three months of age. The study was a longitudinal descriptive design using a self-report instrument immediately after delivery with follow-up phone interviews at one and three months after discharge. While no mothers intended to bed-share with their infants immediately after delivery, 60 percent reported bed-sharing at some time at one month after discharge and 9 percent at three months. Only 19 percent of mothers reported receiving information about infant sleeping practices from their physician and 22 percent from their nurse. One month post discharge was identified as a high-risk period for infant bed-sharing. Interventions aimed at teaching new mothers about responding to infant cues and ways to manage a fussy infant may minimize the rate of bed-sharing.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1367-4935
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367493511432300
ID  - ref1
ER  -