ArticleJournal of paediatrics and child health2025
Who Is Supplied With In-Bed Sleepers (Pēpi-Pod and Wahakura) for Reducing SUDI in New Zealand?
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- Maternal Smoking, Vaping and Infant Sleep Practices in Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy: A New Zealand Case Series.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Article
- Who Is Supplied With In-Bed Sleepers (Pēpi-Pod and Wahakura) for Reducing SUDI in New Zealand?Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2025Article
- Beyond the rules: an integrative review of parental perspectives on safer infant sleep in shared environments.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
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Abstract
aimsSmoking during pregnancy when combined with bedsharing is a major risk factor for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI). In-bed sleepers like Pēpi-Pod and wahakura provide a safe space for infants within adult beds. But the distribution and reach of these devices to high-risk infants remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to assess who receives in-bed sleepers and determine if they are reaching infants at the highest risk of SUDI.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study combining sales data analysis of Pēpi-Pod in-bed sleepers with data from the National Maternity Collection, Ministry of Health and Change for our Children from 2019 to 2021. We compared characteristics of infants receiving in-bed sleepers with all New Zealand births.
resultsAn estimated 15.9% of all infants born in New Zealand during 2019-2021 received in-bed sleepers, with significant regional variations. Only 37.5% of infants that were exposed to smoking during pregnancy received an in-bed sleeper. Of in-bed sleepers supplied, 72.9% were supplied to infants not exposed to smoking in pregnancy. In-bed sleeper reporting was poor, with only 36.4% of those supplied being reported.
conclusionThe distribution of in-bed sleepers is not optimally targeted, consistently failing to reach high-risk infants, particularly those exposed to smoking in pregnancy. Therefore, improved strategies for distribution and reporting are necessary to enhance the effectiveness of this SUDI prevention measure.
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