Yilmaz Ae, Unsal Ns, Celik N, Karabel M, Keskin Ea, Tan S, Aldemir S
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih University, Ankara, Turkey.
Hippokratia. 2012 Apr;16(2):130-6.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the practice of swaddling by Turkish mothers residing in different areas of the country (rural or urban), and determine to their level of knowledge on its positive and negative effects on children's health.
A total of 632 mothers with an infant aged 0-3 months who presented to our University Hospital volunteered their participation and 598 mothers were included in the study. The study was based on a questionnaire form given to the mothers.
Two hundred eighty three (283) mothers swaddled their infants (47.3 %), while 315 mothers did not swaddle (52.7%). The mothers that swaddled their baby cited tradition ("That's what I learned from my elders") as the most common reason (38%) for swaddling. The most important reason (32%) for not swaddling was the mothers' belief "that it would prevent normal development".
In Turkey, the swaddling tends to decrease with the increase of maternal education level and socio-economic situation.The level of Turkish mother's knowledge about beneficial and adverse effect of swaddling were insufficient.We think that the information about properly swaddling should be given to mothers In order to benefit from it's positive effects and at the same time and avoid its adverse effects.
本研究旨在调查居住在该国不同地区（农村或城市）的土耳其母亲包裹婴儿的做法，并确定她们对包裹对儿童健康的积极和消极影响的了解程度。
共有632名带着0至3个月婴儿前来我校医院的母亲自愿参与，其中598名母亲被纳入研究。该研究基于向母亲们发放的问卷形式。
283名（47.3%）母亲包裹她们的婴儿，而315名母亲不包裹（52.7%）。包裹婴儿的母亲将传统（“这是我从长辈那里学到的”）作为包裹婴儿最常见的原因（38%）。不包裹的最重要原因（32%）是母亲们认为“这会阻碍正常发育”。
在土耳其，随着母亲教育水平和社会经济状况的提高，包裹婴儿的做法趋于减少。土耳其母亲对包裹婴儿的利弊了解不足。我们认为应该向母亲们提供有关正确包裹婴儿的信息，以便既能受益于其积极影响，同时又能避免其不利影响。
