Study on health education during pregnancy affects mothers’infant sleep care knowledge and behavior status

Objective To explore the effect of pregnant women receiving infant sleep health education during pregnancy on the promotion of infant sleep quality of infants after delivery. Method The research usingcluster sampling method, six maternal and child health care institutions from the central, suburban and outer suburbs were selected in the region. 1009 parents were surveyedwho visited outpatient clinic in the institutions during December 15, 2015 to January 15, 2016, where infant sleep health education courseswere provided in 2015,. A self-administered questionnaire on mother's classroom learning during pregnancy and infant's sleep status was completed, Chi-square analysis was applied. Result The survey subjects were divided into two groups according to whether they had participated in the sleep courses during pregnancy. There was no significant difference between the mothers' educational background, parenting style, infant gender and parity, indicating that the two groups were comparable. Parents who participated in sleep courses during pregnancy had a 43. 8% correct answer rate of sleep knowledge when they were investigated after delivery, which was higher than the correct rate as 36. 7% in the non-attendance group,P< 0. 05. The attendance group recorded infants' sleep(26. 5%), breathing(35. 7%), urine and feces(70. 0%), milk volume(61. 0%), and other developmental details, were better than non-attendance group(17. 7%, 16. 1%, 20. 0%, 60. 8%, 50. 4%, 11. 9% respectively), the differences were all significant(P< 0. 05). The attendance group is also better in establishing a fixed sleeping ritual for the baby(68. 5%), creating a sleeping environment(52. 1%), adjusting a suitable room temperature(80. 8%), and being able to handlecorrectly(66. 1%). 42. 8%,41. 7%, 71. 2%, 58. 9% in non-attendance group respectively, the differences were all significant(P< 0. 05). In terms of sleep problems, the rate of at least one sleep problem(difficulty falling asleep, sleep rhythm disturbance, mouth breathing, snoring)frequently occurred was 11. 9% in the attendance group, which was less than that(19. 4%) in the non-attendance group, and the difference was significant(P< 0. 05).Conclusion Sleep knowledge education during pregnancy can effectively improve relevant knowledge of parents and establish infant's sleep health behavior. It is an effective method to improve the sleep quality of infants after birth