Maternal awareness in the risk factors attributed to sudden infant death syndrome: Descriptive study

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the awareness of mothers who have babies between 0-1 years of age about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk factors and to reveal their relationship with socio-demographic characteristics. Material and Methods: The universe of this descriptive study consisted of 120 mothers with infants aged 0-1 years who were admitted to the pediatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital and were hospitalized in pediatric services and neonatal intensive care units. The data of the research were collected by questionnaire method. The chi-square test was used to analyze whether there was a difference between the groups in terms of categorical variables. Results: According to the results, 55.8% of the mothers participating in the study were aged 30 and under, and 56.7% had a university or higher education. 11.7% of the mothers had a dead baby, 9.2% had relatives with SIDS, and 15.0% were smokers. 53.3% of the mothers did not receive any prior information about baby care, and 48.2% of them received information from health professionals. 68.3% of them put their baby in the right or left position, 59.2% of them put their baby on a soft bed, 10.0% of them covered their face while their baby was sleeping, and 55% of them stated that they did not know the risk factors for SIDS. Conclusion: The study found that mothers' awareness of SIDS risk factors was not at a sufficient level and sociodemographic characteristics of mothers should be considered as an important factor in approaching the baby.