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Changes in parental risk behaviour after an information campaign against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Norway
Author(s) -
Hill SAR,
Hjelmeland B,
Johannessen NM,
Irgens LM,
Skjærven R
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb00715.x
Subject(s) - sudden infant death syndrome , medicine , supine position , breastfeeding , cohabitation , demography , pediatrics , birth order , marital status , environmental health , population , surgery , sociology , political science , law
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.