Table 1 Survey responses for the 27 birthing hospitals and one birthing centers
Survey question | Survey response (n = 14/27, 51.9%) | |
|---|---|---|
Q1 - How many newborns are born at your hospital each year? | Mean = 1439 births/year (ME 411.05 95% CI) | |
Q2 - Are you aware that there is a law in Connecticut (Public Act 15–39: An Act Concerning Safe Sleep Practices) that requires birthing hospitals/centers to provide written informational material on providing an infant with a safe sleep environment at hospital discharge? | Yes | 12 (85.7%) |
No | 2 (14.3%) | |
Q3 - At hospital discharge, who provides written informational material on safe sleep? | Physician | 2 (11.11%) |
Advanced Practice Provider | 1 (5.6%) | |
Nurse | 12 (66.7%) | |
Obstetricians | 3 (16.7%) | |
Q4 - In what languages are these written informational materials? | English | 12 (50.0%) |
Spanish | 10 41.7%) | |
Language specific interpreter | 1 (4.2%) | |
Other | 1 (4.2%) | |
Q5 - Does your hospital offer any additional resources to families to promote a safe sleeping environment, such as cribs? | Yes | 3 (21.4%) |
No | 8 (57.1%) | |
Unsure | 3 (21.4%) | |
Q6 - Describe any barriers you may encounter to deliver safe sleep informational materials to parents/caregivers of newborns at hospital discharge. | Language other than English. | 8 (57.1%) |
Parent exhaustion/overwhelmed | 6 (42.9%) | |
Q7 - Describe any facilitators that help you to deliver safe sleep informational materials to parents/caregivers of newborns at hospital discharge. | Free materials | 11 (78.6%) |
Available in another language | 3 (21.4%) | |
Q8 - If evidence-based, informational materials for safe sleep were provided free of charge, would you use them? | Yes | 14 (100%) |
No | 0 (0%) | |