"Okay in theory": a qualitative study of safer sleep advice in families with infants at risk and families reporting risky sleep practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safer sleep messages have reduced the rates of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy by 90% in England since 1990. However, deaths continue, mainly in deprived families or where unsafe sleep practices remain common. Understanding the factors influencing these decisions can help further reduce these deaths. This study explores what influences infant sleep-related care practices among caregivers of at-risk infants and those who report non-adherence to safer sleep advice.

Methods

A previously collected survey of infant care practices allowed the identification of 'high scorers' based on a calculated risk score determined by background characteristics and those reporting risky behaviours as 'risky sleepers'. Semistructured telephone/online interviews took place from Aug

SUBMITTER: Lambert B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306268 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature