| Using baby books to increase new mothers' safety practices. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 21272822 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether educational baby books are an effective method for increasing low-income, first-time mothers' safety practices during their child's first 18 months. METHODS: Primiparous women (n = 167) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: an educational book group, a noneducational book group, or a no-book group. Home visits and interviews measured safety practices when women were in their third trimester of pregnancy (baseline) and when their children were 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months of age. RESULTS: Women in the educational book group had fewer risks in their homes and exercised more safety practices than the no-book group (- 20% risk reduction; effect size = -.30). When the safety practices involved little time or expense (eg, putting away sharp objects), the educational book group was significantly more likely to engage in these behaviors than the no-book group (40% higher practices; effect size = 0.19) or noneducational book group (27% higher practices; effect size = 0.13). However, no differences were found between groups for behaviors that required high effort in time, money, or hassle (eg, installing latches on cabinets). CONCLUSIONS: Educational baby books appear to be an easy and low-cost way to increase the safety practices of new mothers, especially if the practices involve little to no time, money, or hassle. |
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Authors:
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Stephanie M Reich; Emily K Penner; Greg J Duncan |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic pediatrics Volume: 11 ISSN: 1876-2867 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Pediatr Publication Date: 2011 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-01-28 Completed Date: 2011-11-15 Revised Date: 2012-01-04 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101499145 Medline TA: Acad Pediatr Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 34-43 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright © 2011 Academic Pediatric Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Education, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-5500, USA. smreich@uci.edu |
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Adult Books Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Infant Infant Care / methods* Infant, Newborn Interviews as Topic Linear Models Mother-Child Relations Mothers / psychology* Patient Education as Topic / methods* Poverty Pregnancy Safety* Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control* Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 HD047749-01A1/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD047749-02/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD047749-03/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD047749-04/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01HD047749-01A1/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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