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Table 1 Evaluation of sleep position/location* pre- and post-intervention

From: Expansion of a multi-pronged safe sleep quality improvement initiative to three children’s hospital campuses

VariablenPre (n = 204)Post (n = 274)
Safe sleep position/location*, n (%)478n (%)n (%)**
 Not Safe 44 (21.6)64 (23.4)
 Safe 160 (78.4)210 (76.6)
Sleep position/location, n (%)478  
 Sleeping on back in crib 131 (64.2)162 (59.1)
 Sleeping on side in crib 13 (6.4)12 (4.4)
 Sleeping held by sleeping adult 7 (3.4)11 (4.0)
 Sleeping in another device 1 (0.5)0
 Sleeping on stomach in crib 8 (3.9)19 (6.9)
 Sleeping in Crib with Sleeping Adult 6 (2.9)2 (0.7)
 Sleeping on/in caregiver’s bed 9 (4.4)20 (7.3)
 Sleeping held by an awake adult 29 (14.2)48 (17.5)
  1. *Safe Sleep Position/location: In order to be classified as having a safe sleep position/location, infants were required to be supine in a crib or held by an awake adult
  2. **p = 0.64
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Injury Epidemiology

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