“I Am Afraid of Positioning my Baby in Prone”: Beliefs and Knowledge about Tummy Time Practice
Table 2
Factors related to decision-making on tummy time practice in the first interview.
Affirmations
Total ()
Tummy time ()
Control ()
“It is dangerous to position infants prone”
23 (56.10%)
8
15
5.66
0.02
“I am afraid my baby become breathless when positioned prone”
29 (70.70%)
14
15
0.34
0.73
“I am afraid my baby will fall asleep in prone position”
15 (36.60%)
8
7
0.04
1.00
“I feel ‘sad’ when my baby cries during prone positioning”
21 (51.20%)
10
11
0.22
0.75
“I am too busy (I do not have time) to position my baby prone while awake”
6 (14.60%)
2
4
0.90
0.41
“Positioning infants prone while awake is not that important; most infants are fine”
13 (31.70%)
5
8
1.24
0.32
“I feel confident positioning my baby prone”
14 (34.10%)
11
3
6.36
0.02
“I know a lot about how, when, and for how long to position my baby prone”
19 (46.30%)
11
8
0.63
0.53
“I know where to get answers about positioning my baby prone”
21 (51.20%)
12
9
0.60
0.53
“It is only safe for the baby to be positioned prone when he/she can roll on their own”
17 (41.50%)
7
10
1.17
0.35
“The baby can be positioned prone even though he/she cannot lift his head”
17 (41.50%)
7
10
1.17
0.35
“When infants are positioned prone for more than five minutes, it can cause some harm”
10 (24.40%)
5
5
1.17
1.00
Note: absolute and relative (%) number of parents/caregivers who responded “I agree” to questions presented in D3; : Chi-square test; value for Chi-square test. .
