Abstract :
Background: The predominant causes of infant mortality globally include congenital anomalies, preterm, low birth weight, problems during maternal gestation, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and fatal traumas. Despite the decrease in occurrence during the previous twenty years, SIDS remains the leading cause of infant mortality in the post-neonatal period between one month to one year, with the peak incidence being between two to four months of age. Safe infant sleep practices are useful in preventing SIDS.
Aim and Objective: To estimate the percentage of proper, safe infant sleep practices among mothers residing in rural areas of Belagavi. Noerth Karnataka.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural areas of Kinaye and Vantamuri PHC’S of Belagavi Taluk. A semi-structured questionnaire and observation checklist were used for data collection. A total of 385 mothers participated in the study.
Results: Infant safe sleep practice among mothers in rural area shows 67.5% had average safe sleep practice, whereas 21.0% & 11.4% of mothers had good and poor safe sleep practice among infants, respectively.
Conclusion: Mothers’ safe infant sleep practices were found to be low in rural areas of Belagavi. Therefore, efforts should be made to enhance mothers’ attentiveness and engagement. This will help them follow healthy infant sleep practices.
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