Social Media Influence on Infant Safe Sleep
Major
Nursing, BSN
Submission Type
Poster
Area of Study or Work
Nursing
Expected Graduation Date
2024
Location
CNS Atrium, Easel 31
Start Date
4-15-2023 9:00 AM
End Date
4-15-2023 10:15 AM
Abstract
Sleep-related infant death has been proven to be a major problem in infants under the age of one year. In 2020, 92.9 deaths in 100,000 live births were due to sudden unexpected infant death (CDC, 2022). The purpose of this literature review is to examine the use of social media campaigns and their effectiveness in teaching caregivers about safe sleep practices. Many hospitals and clinics have implemented campaigns about sudden unexpected infant death during the mothers’ pregnancy and before discharge after birth. These campaigns provide parents and caregivers with information on 1) what is considered safe sleep for infants, 2) how to provide a safe sleep environment for an infant, and 3) what sleep practices to avoid during infancy. One of the main concerns is that many caregivers do not know where to find correct and reliable information on infant safe sleep or they have cultural reasons to disagree with the research. It is important to address these concerns and differences in how caregivers perform safe sleep practices. We analyzed 20 articles on the effectiveness of patient teaching with the use of social media teaching on infant safe sleep. Themes were discussed after discussion among research partners on the findings of these articles. We used data from Elsevier, CINAHL, and DOAJ.
Social Media Influence on Infant Safe Sleep
CNS Atrium, Easel 31
Sleep-related infant death has been proven to be a major problem in infants under the age of one year. In 2020, 92.9 deaths in 100,000 live births were due to sudden unexpected infant death (CDC, 2022). The purpose of this literature review is to examine the use of social media campaigns and their effectiveness in teaching caregivers about safe sleep practices. Many hospitals and clinics have implemented campaigns about sudden unexpected infant death during the mothers’ pregnancy and before discharge after birth. These campaigns provide parents and caregivers with information on 1) what is considered safe sleep for infants, 2) how to provide a safe sleep environment for an infant, and 3) what sleep practices to avoid during infancy. One of the main concerns is that many caregivers do not know where to find correct and reliable information on infant safe sleep or they have cultural reasons to disagree with the research. It is important to address these concerns and differences in how caregivers perform safe sleep practices. We analyzed 20 articles on the effectiveness of patient teaching with the use of social media teaching on infant safe sleep. Themes were discussed after discussion among research partners on the findings of these articles. We used data from Elsevier, CINAHL, and DOAJ.