“I Am Afraid of Positioning my Baby in Prone”: Beliefs and Knowledge about Tummy Time Practice
Table 1
Characterization of infants ().
Total
Tummy time ()
Control ()
Data of parents and/or caregivers
Education Incomplete high school Complete high school
22 19
9 12
13 7
2.02
0.21
Occupation
0.71
Home occupation
32
17
15
0.21
Other jobs
9
4
5
Siblings
0.53
Yes
23
13
10
0.58
No
18
8
10
Pregnancy data
Complication during pregnancy
1.00
Yes
30
15
14
0.06
No
11
6
4
Type of delivery
0.34
Vaginal
26
13
11
1.19
Cesarean
15
8
9
Infant data
Gender
0.75
Female
20
11
9
0.22
Male
21
10
11
GA (weeks)
39 (38–40)
39 (38–40)
39 (38–41)
U 174.0
0.32
Apgar (5th minute)
9 (9–9)
9 (9–10)
9 (9–9)
U 139.5
0.08
BW (grams)
3,397.78 (±484.20)
3,219.71 (±417.19)
3,594.58 (±486.62)
2.62
0.01
Not lift the head in prone position between 1 to 3 months
5
2
3
0.22
0.67
Not roll alone between 4 to 6 months
3
0
3
Note: data are shown as absolute frequency, median, and 25-75% interquartile range. GA: gestational age at birth; BW: birth weight; DL: days of life. : Chi-square test; U: Mann–Whitney U-test; : Student’s -test. .
