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Research Article: Parental Knowledge and Perceptions on Prevention of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Infant Care

Date Published: 2023-09-14

Abstract:
(1) Background: The study’s purpose was to explore the knowledge, perceptions, and confidence of mothers about infant care to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death. (2) Methods: A purposeful sampling method was used to recruit 15 first-time mothers from Georgia with infants under 1 year of age. The researchers utilized the Socio-ecological model to report the results. Participants also provided recommendations on how to improve infant care and reduce the risk of SUID. (3) Results: The confidence level of infant care among most participants was low but increased over time. Mothers’ knowledge level about the prevention of SUID was high, but poor emotional health could hurt their parental abilities. Most participants recognized medical providers as the main source of reliable information. However, a lack of emotional and physical support was reported by mothers. (4) Conclusions: Results suggested that a more holistic approach to infant care is needed. The healthcare system and communities should provide more physical, social, and mental support to first-time mothers, a consolidated approach to care before and after birth, and easy access to services at all stages of the process to reduce the risk of SUID.

Introduction:
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is used as an overall indicator of a nation’s health. IMR is defined as the ratio of infant deaths to live births in a given year [1]. According to America’s Health Ranking Annual Report in 2018, the US infant mortality rate was 5.9 deaths per 1000 live infant births, which placed the US at No. 33 out of 36 countries with the world’s largest economy in 2018 [2]. Indeed, progress has been made to reduce the infant mortality rate over the past decade, but the pace of change is occurring…

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