ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2020
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome on Facebook: Qualitative Descriptive Content Analysis to Guide Prevention Efforts.
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- Does Exposure to Pediatrician or Parent Blog Content Influence Infant Safe Sleep Practices?Maternal and child health journal · 2023Trial
- The quantified baby: real-world use of infant sleep monitoring technologies and its impact on parent mental health and medical decision-making.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Understanding parental choices related to infant sleep practices in the United States using a mixed methods approach.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Beyond the rules: an integrative review of parental perspectives on safer infant sleep in shared environments.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- A Simple and Systematic Approach to Qualitative Data Extraction From Social Media for Novice Health Care Researchers: Tutorial.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Reporting of Ethical Considerations in Qualitative Research Utilizing Social Media Data on Public Health Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Photos Shared on Facebook in the Context of Safe Sleep Recommendations: Content Analysis of Images.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Assessing universal considerations in infant mortality across the globe: A descriptive observational study of sudden infant death syndrome knowledge and reduction coverage on YouTube.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Article
- Handle with Care: A Narrative Review of Infant Safe Sleep Practices across Clinical Guidelines and Social Media to Reduce SIDS.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Methods for Analyzing the Contents of Social Media for Health Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
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- Infant Care Practices, Caregiver Awareness of Safe Sleep Advice and Barriers to Implementation: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSudden unexpected infant death (SUID), which includes the diagnosis of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), is a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States. Despite prevention efforts, many parents continue to create unsafe infant sleep environments and use potentially dangerous infant sleep and monitoring devices, ultimately leading to sleep-related infant deaths. Analyzing Facebook conversations regarding SIDS may offer a unique maternal perspective to guide future research and prevention efforts.
objectiveThis study aims to describe and analyze conversations among mothers engaged in discussions about SIDS on a Facebook mother's group. We were interested in understanding maternal knowledge of SIDS, identifying information sources for SIDS, describing actual infant sleep practices, exploring opinions regarding infant sleep products and monitoring devices, and discovering evidence of provider communication regarding SIDS.
methodsWe extracted and analyzed 20 posts and 912 comments from 512 mothers who participated in a specific Facebook mother's group and engaged in conversations about SIDS. There were 2 reviewers who coded the data using qualitative descriptive content analysis. Themes were induced after discussion among researchers and after the study objectives were addressed.
resultsThe theme of social support emerged, specifically informational and emotional support. A variety of informational sources for SIDS and safe sleep were identified, as was a continuum of infant sleep practices (ranging from unsafe to safe sleep per the American Academy of Pediatrics standards). There was widespread discussion regarding infant sleep products and monitoring devices. Embedded within conversations were (1) confusion among commonly used medical terminology, (2) the practice of unsafe infant sleep, (3) inconsistency in provider communication about SIDS, and (4) maternal anxiety regarding SIDS.
conclusionsWe uncovered new findings in this analysis, such as the commonality of infant sleep products and monitoring devices and widespread maternal anxiety regarding SIDS. Additionally, mothers who participated in the Facebook group provided and received informational and emotional support regarding SIDS via this social media format. Such results can guide future prevention efforts by informing health communication regarding SUID and safe sleep. Future provider and public health agency communication on the topic of SUID and safe sleep should be simple and clear, address infant sleep products and monitoring devices, address maternal anxiety regarding SIDS, and address the common practice of unsafe sleep.
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