TY - JOUR PY - 2004// TI - Changes in parental risk behaviour after an information campaign against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Norway JO - Acta paediatrica A1 - Hill, S. A. R. A1 - Hjelmeland, B. A1 - Johannessen, N. M. A1 - Irgens, Lorentz M. A1 - Skjaerven, R. SP - 250 EP - 254 VL - 93 IS - 2 N2 - AIM: To assess parental risk behaviour before and after a sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) information campaign with special emphasis on associations with maternal age, education, marital status and birth order. METHODS: Data from questionnaires sent to all mothers who gave birth in Norway during a period before the campaign were compared with corresponding data obtained after the campaign. RESULTS: Prevalence of non-supine sleeping position decreased from 33.7% to 13.6% while changes in smoking, non-breastfeeding and co-sleeping were disappointing. Risk factors were particularly prevalent in young mothers, but also in mothers with a minimum period of education, non-cohabitation and at birth order 2+. CONCLUSIONS: Non-supine sleeping decreased to a level that has never been reported before. In future campaigns, subgroup-specific measures may be needed.

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