Michalska Agata, Zmyślna Anna, Pogorzelska Justyna, Mierzwa-Molenda Marta, Mazur Justyna, Gładyś-Jakubczyk Aleksandra, Żak Marek
Institute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland.
Neonatology Clinical Department, Provincial Hospital in Kielce, 25-736 Kielce, Poland.
J Clin Med. 2025 Jun 17;14(12):4295. doi: 10.3390/jcm14124295.
Effective prevention of SIDS/SUID requires a multidimensional approach. It is essential to provide targeted support for marginalized families, improve access to healthcare services, and implement policies aimed at reducing social and economic inequalities. The parallel effective way to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death is through increased awareness of proper infant care. Despite the guidelines available in many countries, the risk of infant death from non-medical causes is still reported. The aim of the study was to assess awareness regarding an infant's sleep environment and safe sleep practices among Polish caregivers. The survey was conducted among 451 mothers of infants under 18 months of age. The survey questionnaire was prepared, which consisted of single- and multiple-choice questions with closed and open answers assessing safe sleep practices. Analysis of the survey responses showed that most mothers in the sample (88.9%) were aware that the supine position is the safest. According to the survey, 74.5% of respondents believed that infants should not sleep in the same bed as parents or siblings. In addition, 78.3% of those women stated that infants should sleep separately in their own bed. Despite this knowledge, almost 37.76% of female respondents still put their infants to sleep in their parents' bed. As many as 98.4% of respondents knew that any items should not be placed in an infant's crib. Despite this knowledge, a third of respondents still placed additional items in their baby's crib. In the study 90.7% of women believed that breastfeeding should begin within the first hour after birth. Knowledge of safe sleep recommendations, including sleep environment, sleep position, and spatial organization, does not always translate into proper caregiving practices. Understanding caregivers' motivations and how they perceive medical information is critical to effective prevention of infant sleep safety.
有效预防婴儿猝死综合征/不明原因婴儿死亡需要采取多维度方法。为边缘化家庭提供有针对性的支持、改善医疗服务的可及性以及实施旨在减少社会和经济不平等的政策至关重要。降低婴儿意外猝死风险的并行有效方法是提高对正确婴儿护理的认识。尽管许多国家都有相关指南，但仍有非医学原因导致婴儿死亡的风险报告。本研究的目的是评估波兰护理人员对婴儿睡眠环境和安全睡眠做法的认识。该调查在451名18个月以下婴儿的母亲中进行。编制了调查问卷，其中包括单项和多项选择题，有封闭式和开放式答案，用于评估安全睡眠做法。对调查回复的分析表明，样本中的大多数母亲（88.9%）知道仰卧位是最安全的。根据调查，74.5%的受访者认为婴儿不应与父母或兄弟姐妹同床睡觉。此外，78.3%的女性表示婴儿应该单独睡在自己的床上。尽管有这些认识，但近37.76%的女性受访者仍让婴儿在父母床上睡觉。多达98.4%的受访者知道不应在婴儿 crib 中放置任何物品。尽管有这些认识，仍有三分之一的受访者在婴儿 crib 中放置了其他物品。在研究中，90.7%的女性认为应在出生后第一小时内开始母乳喂养。对包括睡眠环境、睡眠姿势和空间布局在内的安全睡眠建议的了解并不总是转化为正确的护理做法。了解护理人员的动机以及他们如何看待医疗信息对于有效预防婴儿睡眠安全至关重要。
