TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Which mothers know that all babies cry? A randomized controlled trial of a child abuse prevention program for low-income new mothers
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Cala Cala, Luisa F.
A1  - Kelly, Carrie Leah
A1  - Ramos, Elaina
A1  - VanVleet, Marcia
A1  - High, Pamela
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study evaluated an intervention for low-income new mothers, half from Spanish-speaking homes, that provides education around infant crying and abusive head trauma (AHT). At enrollment, non-US-born mothers were less likely than US-born mothers to have heard of shaken baby syndrome (60% vs 89%, P ≤.0001) or to know shaking babies could lead to brain damage or death (48% vs 80%, P <.0001). At follow-up, non-US-born intervention mothers had improved knowledge of the peak of crying (31% vs 4%, P =.009), improved knowledge that shaking a baby could lead to brain damage or death (36% vs 12%, P =.035), and identified more calming strategies for parenting stress compared with non-US-born control mothers (+0.8 [SD = 1.1] vs -0.4 [SD = 1.4]). This study identifies a gap in AHT knowledge at baseline of non-US-born mothers. These mothers had improved knowledge with intervention and are an important population for similar prevention efforts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922820922532
ID  - ref1
ER  -