Improving the Self-Efficacy of African American Parents in Infant Supine Sleep

Improving the Self-Efficacy of African American Parents in Infant Supine Sleep

This is a research study of African American parents/caregivers of newborns. The purpose of this research study is to learn what type of educational materials about infant safety and safe infant sleep are most effective and acceptable to parents and caregivers. The investigators will compare the responses of parents who receive enhanced materials to the responses of parents who receive the ordinary materials that are currently in use.

The goal of the proposed research is to determine whether a tailored multi-media mailed intervention is superior to standard non-tailored print brochures along with a generic DVD in increasing the prevalence of African American infant supine sleep during the first six months of life.

Inclusion Criteria:-

- Self-identified AA adult parents and primary caregivers (≥ 18 years of age) of newborns ≤ four weeks old at the time of the infant's first office visit to the pediatrician.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Foster parents and temporary guardians:
• Prior study participants:
• Parents without a reliable phone number:
• Parents without ready access to a DVD player: an ownership of a DVD player,