PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Caroline J Kistin
AU  - Alejandra Barrero-Castillero
AU  - Sheilajane Lewis
AU  - Rachel Hoch
AU  - Barbara L Philipp
AU  - Howard Bauchner
AU  - C Jason Wang
TI  - Maternal note-taking and infant care: a pilot randomised controlled trial
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302289
DP  - 2012 Oct 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 916--918
VI  - 97
IP  - 10
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/10/916.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/10/916.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2012 Oct 01; 97
AB  - Design A pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted with postpartum mothers to assess the feasibility and impact of note-taking during newborn teaching. Controls received standard teaching; the intervention group received pen and paper to take notes. Subjects were called 2 days post-discharge to assess infant sleep position, breastfeeding, car seat use, satisfaction and information recall. Results 126 mothers were randomised. There was a consistent trend that intervention subjects were more likely to report infant supine sleep position (88% vs 78%, relative risks (RR) 1.13; 95% CI 0.95 to 1.34), breastfeeding (96% vs 86%, RR 1.11; 95% CI 0.99 to 1.25) and correct car seat use (98% vs 87%, RR 1.12; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.25). Satisfaction and information recall did not differ. Among first-time mothers, intervention subjects were significantly more likely to report infant supine sleep position (95% vs 65%, RR 1.46; 95% CI 1.06 to 2.00). Conclusions Maternal note-taking is feasible and potentially efficacious in promoting desirable infant care.