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Chen, X., Yang, J., Peek-Asa, C., Chen, K., Liu, X., & Li, L. (2014). Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China. PloS one, 9(8), e105100. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105100
Chen, Xiaojun, et al. "Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China." PloS one vol. 9,8 (2014): e105100. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105100
Chen X, Yang J, Peek-Asa C, Chen K, Liu X, Li L. Hospital-based program to increase child safety restraint use among birthing mothers in China. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 18;9(8):e105100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105100. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25133502; PMCID: PMC4136798.
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PLoS One. 2014 Aug 18;9(8):e105100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105100. eCollection 2014.

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

PloS one

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

Affiliations

  1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
  2. Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America.
  3. The Women and Children Hospital of Shantou, Shantou, China.
  4. Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.

PMID: 25133502 PMCID: PMC4136798 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105100

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a hospital-based educational program to increase child safety restraint knowledge and use among birthing mothers.

METHODS: 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.

RESULTS: 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.

CONCLUSION: 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.

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