Sentence examples for unsafe sleep practices from inspiring English sources
Specifically, caregivers may under-report unsafe sleep practices because of the stigma associated with not practicing safe sleep (Ward 2015).
Approximately 67% of caregivers correctly categorized pictures illustrating unsafe sleep practices such as prone sleep position, unsafe surfaces, or cluttered sleep environments.
Overlapping demographics between WIC participants and at-risk populations for unsafe sleep practices (Connor et al., 2011; Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition 2011) suggested that MA WIC mothers would be less likely to place their babies in the supine position than non-WIC mothers.
These sources included challenges stemming from parental disagreement where the infant's mother wanted to practice an unsafe sleep behavior while the male caregiver did not.
Unsafe sleep behaviors reported by the fathers reflected these misunderstandings.
Some suggested hearing personal stories by male caregivers who have been affected negatively by unsafe sleep.
Some caregivers knew someone whose child died from unsafe sleep, and learned from that situation to keep their child safe.
Our second finding that household tobacco use was significantly associated with lower safe sleep adherence highlights a new risk factor for unsafe sleep.
Preventive efforts targeting safe sleep continue because recommended infant sleep practices are not universally adopted.
Inconsistent adherence to safe sleep practices was reported.
But, it overlooks one of the leading causes of unsafe sleep: infant irritability.
