Safe Infant Sleep Recommendations on the Internet: Let’s Google It - 20/11/12
Reprint requests: Rachel Y. Moon, MD, Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010.Abstract |
Objectives |
To determine the accuracy of information on infant sleep safety on the Internet using Google. We hypothesized that the majority of Web sites would accurately reflect the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for infant sleep safety.
Study design |
We searched for advice using 13 key phrases and analyzed the first 100 Web sites for each phrase. Web sites were categorized by type and assessed for accuracy of information provided, based on AAP recommendations. The accuracy of information was classified as “accurate,” “inaccurate,” or “not relevant.”
Results |
Overall, 43.5% of the 1300 Web sites provided accurate information, 28.1% provided inaccurate information, and 28.4% were not relevant. The search terms “infant cigarette smoking,” “infant sleep position,” and “infant sleep surface” yielded the highest percentage of Web sites with accurate information. “Pacifier infant,” “infant home monitors,” and “infant co-sleeping” produced the lowest percentage of Web sites with accurate information. Government Web sites had the highest rate of accuracy; blogs, the lowest.
Conclusion |
The Internet contains much information about infant sleep safety that is inconsistent with AAP recommendations. Health care providers should realize the extent to which parents may turn to the Internet for information about infant sleep safety.
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| M.C. was supported by the American Pediatric Society/Society of Pediatric Research Student Research Program (National Institutes of Health grant HD007446), which had no role in the conduct of the study or the production of the manuscript. R.M. has served as expert witness, both for the defense and the plaintiff, on a number of medical-legal cases pertaining to sudden infant death syndrome. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 161 - N° 6
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