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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2024

The Relation of Maternal Psychosocial Risk Factors to Infant Safe Sleep Practices.

Kalani Gates, Summer Chahin, Amy Damashek, Cheryl Dickson, Grace Lubwama, Debra Lenz, Terra Bautista, Catherine Kothari

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kalani GatesDepartment of Psychology, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA.
Summer ChahinDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, 300 Portage St., Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, USA.
Amy DamashekDepartment of Psychology, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA. Amy.Damashek@wmich.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-9975
Cheryl DicksonDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, 300 Portage St., Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, USA.
Grace LubwamaKalamazoo Community Foundation, 402 E. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, USA.
Debra LenzKalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department, 311 E. Alcott St., Kalamazoo, MI, 49006, USA.
Terra BautistaUrban Alliance, Kalamazoo, USA.
Catherine KothariDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, 1000 Oakland Dr., Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA.
Western Michigan University · USCommunity Foundation · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSleep-related infant deaths are a common and preventable cause of infant mortality in the United States. Moreover, infants of color are at a greater risk of sleep-related deaths than are White infants. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published safe sleep guidelines to minimize the number of sleep-related infant deaths; however, many families face barriers to following these guidelines. Research on the role of psychosocial risk factors (i.e., depression, stress, domestic violence, substance use) in mothers' engagement in safe sleep practices is limited. The present study examined the role of maternal psychosocial risk factors on maternal safe sleep practices and the moderating effects of maternal race on this relationship.

methodsParticipants in this study were mothers (N = 274) who were recruited from a Midwestern hospital postpartum. Data on the participants' psychosocial risk factors, and safe sleep practices were collected via telephone interview 2-4 months following the birth of their infant.

resultsPredictive models indicated that depression and stress impacted mothers' engagement in following the safe sleep guidelines. Specifically, higher levels of maternal depression predicted greater likelihood of co-sleeping, regardless of mothers' race. Higher levels of maternal stress also predicted lower engagement in safe sleep behaviors for White mothers only. CONCLUSION FOR PRACTICE: Early interventions to address stress and depression may help to increase maternal adherence to the AAP's safe sleep guidelines. Additional research on the underlying mechanisms of depression and stress on maternal safe sleep engagement is needed.

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MothersAdultDepressionFemaleHumansInfantInfant CareInfant, NewbornRisk FactorsSleepStress, PsychologicalSudden Infant DeathInfant mortalityMaternal depressionMaternal psychosocial risk factorsMaternal stressSafe sleep practices

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