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A Technology-Aided Approach To Teaching Parents To Create A Safe Infant Sleep Space, Jillian Austin
A Technology-Aided Approach To Teaching Parents To Create A Safe Infant Sleep Space, Jillian Austin
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A TECHNOLOGY-AIDED APPROACH TO TEACHING PARENTS TO CREATE A SAFE INFANT SLEEP SPACE
by
Jillian Austin
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017
Under the Supervision of W. Hobart Davies
Sleep-related death during infancy is the most preventable form of infant death. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published recommendations for safe infant sleep; however, parents still report frequent use of dangerous infant sleep practices. An online computer program was developed to investigate whether parents could be taught to create safe sleep environments using a computerized behavioral skills training (BST) package that includes instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. Using a pre- …