3.3 Quiz: Recommendations

SLEEP POSITION

1. How much greater is the risk for sleep-related death if an infant sleeps on the stomach or the side?
   1. Babies sleeping on their stomachs have a 230% to 1,300% greater risk of sleep-related death.
   2. If a baby is placed on the side to sleep but ends up prone, there is an 8.7 times greater risk of sleep-related death.
   3. A and B
   4. None
   5.  
2. Can you name reasons why sleep position is a risk factor for sleep-related death?
   1. Prone sleeping (sleeping on the stomach) increases the risk of rebreathing the same air that is under the baby’s face.
   2. Sleeping on the stomach increases the risk of the baby getting overheated.
   3. In young babies (2 to 3 months), sleeping on the stomach changes how the nervous system controls the cardiovascular system.
   4. A and B
   5. A, B and C
   6.  
3. As long as babies sleep on their backs at home, it is fine for child-care providers to place them on their stomachs to sleep.
   1. True
   2. False
   3.  

SLEEP SURFACE

1. Bumper pads were supposed to keep babies from getting hurt, why are they now considered a problem?
   1. Babies' faces can get stuck in soft bumper pads.
   2. Babies can get wedged between firm bumper pads and crib side.
   3. Babies have been strangled by ties that hold bumper pads on cribs.
   4. All the above
   5. None
   6.  
2. The only reason for using the mattress that comes with a sleep surface is because the materials it is made from are up-to-date.
   1. True
   2. False
   3.  
3. Why are soft surfaces and other soft items where the baby sleeps a problem?
   1. Pillow-top mattresses, foam mattresses, and other soft surfaces are a problem because the baby’s face can get pushed into them and breathing can be blocked.
   2. These items in the baby’s sleep area can increase the risk of sleep-related death fivefold.
   3. A and B
   4. None
   5.  
4. What is a safety-approved sleep surface?
   1. Safety-approved cribs are those that have been manufactured and sold since requirements by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) went into effect on June 28, 2011.
   2. Standards for other safety-approved spaces such as bassinets, portable play areas, and side cars have also been developed by the CPSC.
   3. A and B
   4. None
   5.  
5. Couches, chairs, and sofas are safer alternatives to sleeping with a baby in an adult bed.
   1. True
   2. False
   3.  
6. What are ways a baby who is not properly positioned in a sling can have breathing compromised.
   1. If baby’s face is covered by fabric or pressed into the adult’s body, breathing can be blocked.
   2. If baby is curled up with chin on chest, breathing can be blocked.
   3. A and B
   4. None
   5.  
7. Why are car seats, baby carriers, and other sitting devices unsafe places for infants to sleep?
   1. They can tip over.
   2. They are made of toxic materials.
   3. Babies can get into a position that blocks their airways.
   4. All the above
   5. None
   6.  
8. Name features of an adult bed can put babies at risk.
   1. Babies can get their faces stuck in soft pillows, pillow top mattresses, and soft water bed surfaces and suffocate.
   2. Babies can get wedged in the space between the bed and the wall and suffocate.
   3. Blankets on the bed can cover the baby’s face and cause suffocation.
   4. Babies can fall from adult beds.
   5. All the above
   6. None
   7.  

BREASTFEEDING

1. Breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk of sleep-related death. Why might formula feeding increase risk?
   1. Breastfeeding is related to decreased number of infections and diarrhea.
   2. Formula fed babies may sleep more deeply and not arouse as easily if not getting enough oxygen.
   3. A and B
   4. None
   5.  
2. Which of the following are benefits to infants from breastfeeding?
   1. Breastfed babies sleep longer and are more rested.
   2. Breastfed babies are less likely to become obese or develop diabetes.
   3. Breastfed babies have protection from many diseases.
   4. A and C
   5. B and C
   6.  
3. Name long-term health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers?
   1. Reduced risk of reproductive cancers
   2. Decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes
   3. Decrease risk of cardiovascular disease
   4. All the above
   5. None
   6.  

SLEEP LOCATION

1. Having the baby sleep in the parents’ room is reported to reduce the risk of SIDS by:
   1. As much as 10%
   2. 37%
   3. As much as50%
   4. All the above
   5. None
   6.  
2. Why might room-sharing reduce the risk of sleep-related death?
   1. Supports breastfeeding
   2. Makes it easier to monitor the infant
   3. Infants have more small awakenings so don’t sleep too deeply.
   4. All the above
   5. None
   6.  
3. Name ways others in an adult bed can increase risk for sleep-related death.
   1. Others in bed can roll over or block the baby’s breathing.
   2. Smokers in the bed expose baby to toxic chemicals.
   3. Impaired adults in bed may not notice the infant’s distress.
   4. People other than the parents can lead to overcrowding in bed.
   5. All the above
   6.  

SMOKING & DRUGS

1. Smoke exposure before the baby is born is related to:
   1. Being born too early
   2. Having low birth-weight
   3. A and B
   4. None
   5.  
2. Smoke exposure before the baby is born is related to:
   1. Being born too early
   2. Having low birth-weight
   3. Both are risk factors for SIDS.
   4. Neither are risk factors for SIDS.
   5. None
   6.  

PACIFIER AT SLEEP TIME

1. How much of a positive effect does pacifier use have on risk for sleep-related death?
   1. Studies have reported a decreased risk ranging from 10% to 25%.
   2. Studies have reported a decreased risk ranging from 25% to 35%.
   3. Studies have reported a decreased risk ranging from 35% to 50%.
   4. Studies have reported a decreased risk ranging from 50% to 90%.
   5. Studies have reported a decreased risk ranging from 95% to 100%.
   6.