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Safe sleeping positions: practice and policy for babies with cleft palate

Karen Davies1, Iain A Bruce2,3, Patricia Bannister4

  • 1Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Jean Mc Farlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. karen.davies-3@manchester.ac.uk.

European Journal of Pediatrics
|March 24, 2017
PubMed

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Infants with cleft palate may need lateral sleep positioning due to breathing concerns, differing from standard

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Cleft Palate Care
  • Infant Safety

Background:

  • Standard infant sleep guidance recommends "back to sleep" to reduce sudden infant death risk.
  • Uncertainty exists regarding optimal sleep positioning for infants with upper airway conditions like cleft palate.
  • Current advice for infants with cleft palate varies among specialists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate current sleep positioning advice given to parents of infants with cleft palate in the UK.
  • To explore the decision-making processes of clinical nurse specialists advising on sleep positioning for these infants.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative descriptive study was conducted.
  • Data were gathered through semi-structured telephone interviews with clinical nurse specialists from 12 UK cleft centers.
  • Content analysis was used to analyze interview data.

Main Results:

  • Over half of UK specialist centers advise lateral sleep positioning for infants with cleft palate.
  • This positioning is based on clinical judgment of respiratory effort and airway obstruction.
  • Clinical decisions are supported by indicators like oxygen saturation and heart rate.

Conclusions:

  • Specialist practitioners face a dilemma between "back to sleep" guidance and clinical assessment for infants with cleft palate.
  • In the absence of clear evidence, clinical judgment guides sleep positioning decisions.
  • Further research is necessary to establish the optimal sleep position for infants with cleft palate.

Keywords:
Cleft palateInfantsSafe sleeping positions

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