"I Am Afraid of Positioning my Baby in Prone": Beliefs and Knowledge about Tummy Time Practice.

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Author	e Silva, Bianca Fernandes Vasconcelos Sampaio, Sabrinne Suelen Santos Moura, Julia Raffin de Medeiros, Cléa Emanuela Barreto de Lima-Alvarez, Carolina Daniel Simão, Camila Rocha Azevedo, Ingrid Guerra Pereira, Silvana Alves
Copyright Year	2023
Abstract	Objective To identify beliefs and knowledge about tummy time (TT) practice and its repercussions on motor development. Methods Longitudinal study carried out with parents/caregivers of infants older than 30 days of life. Two assessments were performed. A structured interview was conducted, while the babies were between one and six months old to identify beliefs, knowledge about TT, and the motor milestone achievement expected for the age. At six to 12 months, the risk of motor development delay was tracked using the survey of well-being of young infant questionnaire (SWYC). Results 41 families responded to the SWYC questionnaire (21 were allocated to the TT group). 31.70% reported that it was not important to put the infants in a prone position while awake, and 70.70% said they are afraid their babies would become breathless when positioned in a prone position. 85.70% of infants from the TT group showed typical development, while 55% of the control group showed atypical development for their age (p = 0.01). Only three infants from the control group were at risk of delayed motor development (p = 0.10). Conclusions Most of the families feel insecure about proning their babies and fear breathlessness when positioned. Acquisition of motor milestones prevailed in the TT group, suggesting an association between TT practice and motor milestone achievement.
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ISSN	16879740
Journal	International Journal of Pediatrics [Int J Pediatr]
Volume Number	2023
DOI	10.1155/2023/4153523
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10132908
PubMed reference number	37124427
e-ISSN	16879759
Language	English
Publisher	Hindawi
Publisher Date	2023-04-19
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2023 Bianca Fernandes Vasconcelos e Silva et al.
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health