Does premature birth affect Brazilian parents' practices related to infant positioning?
Anilsa Suraia Pedro Gaspar FranciscoMaylli Daiani GraciosaSheila Cristina da Silva PachecoAnelise SonzaLuciana Sayuri SanadaPublished in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2023)
The fact that some parents position their infants in the prone posture during sleeping periods reinforce the importance of parental education approaches for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) prevention during the first months of life. The verbal guidance provided to parents of preterm infants did not influence the AIMS percentile and time spent in various positions but increased preterm parents' confidence in placing their infants in a prone position to play.