Abstract

The Contractor will perform a study of the infant care-taking practices of approximately 10,000 mothers at the time of their child's birth, and at 1, 3 and 6 months of age to (1) document changes in infant sleep position in two geographic areas (Boston, Massachusetts and Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan statistical Areas) in a two year period, (2) examine the reasons for and predictors of such changes, (3) examine the correlation, if any, between the prevalence of infant sleep positions and SIDS incidence in each study area, and (4) examine the correlation, if any, between the prevalence of infant sleep positions and non-SIDS health outcomes.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01HD043221-005
Application #
6158432
Study Section
Project Start
1994-09-30
Project End
2000-03-31
Budget Start
1999-09-29
Budget End
2000-03-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Boston University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
604483045
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02118

  Publications

McCoy, Rosha Champion; Hunt, Carl E; Lesko, Samuel M et al. (2004) Frequency of bed sharing and its relationship to breastfeeding. J Dev Behav Pediatr 25:141-9
Corwin, Michael J; Lesko, Samuel M; Heeren, Timothy et al. (2003) Secular changes in sleep position during infancy: 1995-1998. Pediatrics 111:52-60
Hunt, Carl E; Lesko, Samuel M; Vezina, Richard M et al. (2003) Infant sleep position and associated health outcomes. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:469-74
Lesko, S M; Corwin, M J; Vezina, R M et al. (1998) Changes in sleep position during infancy: a prospective longitudinal assessment. JAMA 280:336-40