TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Evaluation of infant injury prevention education provided during antenatal classes after two years: a pilot prospective cohort study
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Honda, Chikako
A1  - Yoshioka-Maeda, Kyoko
A1  - Fujii, Hitoshi
A1  - Iwasaki-Motegi, Riho
A1  - Yamamoto-Mitani, Noriko
SP  - e7195
EP  - e7195
VL  - 19
IS  - 12
N2  - This study examined the long-term effects of an infant injury prevention program implemented during an antenatal class of 131 mothers. Questionnaires were completed 2 years postpartum to assess the incidence of injury (medically attended or home-care), mothers' perception of injury prevention, implementation of safety practices, and active attitudes toward injury prevention. Responses were obtained from 68 (51.9%) mothers (intervention group, 40; control group, 28), including 24 who reported medically attended injuries and 55 who reported home-care injuries. The incidence of medically attended injuries did not differ between groups. The incidence of home-care injuries was also not significantly different, but was lower in the intervention group (72.5% vs. 92.9%, p = 0.050). Significantly fewer children in the intervention group experienced "injury due to being caught between objects" (12.5% vs. 39.3%, p = 0.014). Mothers in the intervention group were significantly more aware of injury prevention than those in the control group (p = 0.033). The risk of home-care injuries was inversely related to mothers' injury-prevention perception (odds ratio [OR]: 0.55, p = 0.035). This study suggests that group education during pregnancy regarding injury prevention increases mothers' perception of injury prevention. These findings support implementing injury prevention education during antenatal classes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127195
ID  - ref1
ER  -