title: The impact of a hospital-based educational video on maternal perceptions and planned practices of infant safe sleep.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate whether an educational video would impact infant sleep practices among new mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey responses of new mothers who did (n = 43) versus did not (n = 49) watch the educational video were compared to identify differences in observed and planned infant sleep practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mothers who watched the video were more likely to observe safe sleep practices while in the hospital (67.4% vs. 46.9%, p < .05). They were also less likely to plan for (unsafe) side positioning (23.9% vs. 7.1%, p < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the potentially fatal consequence of unsafe sleep, a brief video provided by nursing staff can be a prudent component of new parent education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.|Child Abuse Pediatrics Program and Forensic Acute Care Team, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canter
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.|Child Abuse/Forensic Pediatrics, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.|Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.|Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alpan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.|Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Robin L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012890:Sleep; D014741:Video Recording; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Educational video; infant safe sleep; newborn safe sleep; parent education; sleep guideline; sleep practice