Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China

Xiaojun Chen; Jingzhen Yang; Corinne Peek-Asa; Kangwen Chen; Xiangxiang Liu; Liping Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105100

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Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China

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Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China

Xiaojun Chen, Jingzhen Yang, Corinne Peek-Asa, Kangwen Chen, Xiangxiang Liu and Liping Li

PloS one, Vol.9(8), pp.e105100-e105100

2014

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105100

PMCID: PMC4136798

PMID: 25133502

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Abstract

To evaluate a hospital-based educational program to increase child safety restraint knowledge and use among birthing mothers. A prospective experimental and control study was performed in the Obstetrics department of hospitals. A total of 216 new birthing mothers from two hospitals (114 from intervention hospital and 102 from comparison hospital) were recruited and enrolled in the study. Intervention mothers received a height chart, an 8-minute video and a folded pamphlet regarding child safety restraint use during their hospital stay after giving birth. Evaluation data on the child safety seat (CSS) awareness, attitudes, and use were collected among both groups before and after the intervention. An additional phone interview was conducted among the intervention mothers two months after discharge. No significant differences existed between groups when comparing demographics. Over 90% of the intervention mothers found the educational intervention to be helpful to some extent. A significantly higher percentage of mothers in the intervention than the comparison group reported that CSS are necessary and are the safest seating practice. Nearly 20% of the intervention mothers actually purchased CSS for their babies after the intervention. While in both the intervention and comparison group, over 80% of mothers identified the ages of two through five as needing CSS, fewer than 50% of both groups identified infants as needing CSS, even after the intervention. The results indicated that child safety restraint education implemented in hospitals helps increase birthing mothers' overall knowledge and use of CSS. Further efforts are needed to address specific age-related needs to promote car seats use among infants.

Hospitals

Prospective Studies

Child Restraint Systems

Humans

Female

Male

Postpartum Period

Program Evaluation

Mothers

Infant, Newborn

Patient Education as Topic

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Title: Subtitle: Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China
Creators: Xiaojun Chen - The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
Jingzhen Yang - Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Corinne Peek-Asa - Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Kangwen Chen - The Women and Children Hospital of Shantou, Shantou, China
Xiangxiang Liu - Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
Liping Li - The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: PloS one, Vol.9(8), pp.e105100-e105100
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105100
PMID: 25133502
PMCID: PMC4136798
NLM abbreviation: PLoS One
ISSN: 1932-6203
eISSN: 1932-6203
Publisher: United States
Language: English
Date published: 2014
Academic Unit: Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9983997339502771

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