Table 3 Practices Inconsistent with AAP Recommendations
From: Mothers’ Facebook posts about infant health: findings from the Grow2Gether study
Health Topic | Number of Posts | AAP Recommendation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Sleep environment | 24 | “Keep soft objects and loose bedding out of crib” | AAP Policy Statement: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment [26] |
Screen time | 21 | “Discourages media use in children younger than 2 years” | AAP Policy Statement: Media Use in Children Younger Than 2 Years [34] |
Co-sleeping | 9 | “Room-sharing without bed-sharing” | AAP Policy Statement: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment [26] |
Sleep position | 6 | “Back to sleep for every sleep” | AAP Policy Statement: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment[26] |
Walkers | 5 | The AAP “recommends a ban on the manufacture and sale of mobile infant walkers.” | AAP Policy Statement Injuries Associated with Infant Walkers [50] |
Teething gels | 4 | “Parents should not use medicated gels to treat teething pain in young children” | AAP News: Baby teething gels not recommended [23] |
FDA Drug Safety Communication [24] | |||
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: Guideline on Infant Oral Health Care [25] | |||
Solid food introduction | 3 | Solid food introduction between “4–6 months of age” | AAP Committee on Nutrition Pediatric Nutritio Handbook [51] |
Juice | 1 | “Juice should not be introduced into the diet of infants before 6 months of age” | AAP Committee on Nutrition: The Use and Misuse of of Fruit Juice in Pediatrics [52] |