Baby's Sleeping Position - Division of Public Health Systems

Baby's Sleeping Position*

2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

			Side				Back				Stomach				Combination**
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,929	12.7	10.6	-	15.1	74.9	71.9	-	77.7	10.7	8.8	-	12.9	1.8	1.1	-	2.9
Age
	<20 years	1,102	15.6	8.1	-	27.8	67.6	54.3	-	78.5	15.6	8.1	-	27.8	3.6	0.6	-	2.3
	20-24 years	3,427	11.8	8.1	-	17.0	72.7	66.3	-	78.3	12.7	8.9	-	17.8	2.8	1.3	-	5.9
	25-34 years	7,434	12.8	10.1	-	16.1	75.7	71.7	-	79.3	9.9	7.6	-	12.9	1.6	0.8	-	3.3
	35+ years	1,961	12.3	7.6	-	19.4	79.9	71.9	-	86.1	6.8	3.5	-	12.8	1.0	0.0	-	5.2

Mother's Race
	White	13,340	12.0	10.0	-	14.4	75.7	72.7	-	78.5	10.8	8.8	-	13.0	1.5	0.9	-	2.6
	Black	224	23.4	6.9	-	55.8	65.0	34.3	-	86.8	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	11.7	2.0	-	46.0
	Other	343	36.9	17.5	-	61.7	50.5	28.2	-	72.7	7.0	1.2	-	31.5	5.6	0.8	-	29.6

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,722^	12.7	10.6	-	15.1	74.9	71.9	-	77.7	10.7	8.8	-	12.9	1.8	1.1	-	2.9

Education
	< High School	1,424	20.8	12.4	-	32.7	64.8	52.3	-	75.5	13.5	7.0	-	24.3	1.0	0.5	-	1.9
	High School	4,823	13.6	10.3	-	17.9	71.3	66.0	-	76.0	12.2	9.0	-	16.3	2.9	1.5	-	5.5
	> High School	7,600	10.4	8.1	-	13.4	79.5	75.8	-	82.8	8.9	6.7	-	11.7	1.2	0.5	-	2.6

Marital Status
	Married	9,208	12.9	10.5	-	15.8	75.4	71.9	-	78.6	10.1	8.0	-	12.7	1.6	0.8	-	2.9
	Other	4,721	12.2	8.6	-	17.0	73.6	67.7	-	78.8	11.9	8.3	-	16.6	2.3	1.1	-	4.7

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,480**	14.7	10.5	-	20.2	69.0	62.4	-	74.8	12.6	8.8	-	17.8	3.7	1.9	-	7.1
	$15,000-24,999	1,753**	18.4	12.2	-	26.8	73.0	63.9	-	80.5	7.5	3.8	-	14.3	1.1	0.2	-	6.0
	$25,000-49,999	2,262**	10.4	7.0	-	15.0	76.3	70.4	-	81.3	11.8	8.2	-	16.7	1.5	0.6	-	4.0
	$50,000 or more	5,227**	10.8	7.9	-	14.7	79.0	74.2	-	83.1	9.5	6.7	-	13.2	0.7	0.2	-	2.6

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,691**	12.4	10.0	-	15.4	76.7	73.0	-	79.9	10.0	7.8	-	12.8	0.9	0.4	-	2.0
	Yes	4,493**	13.4	9.9	-	17.8	71.9	66.5	-	76.8	11.3	8.1	-	15.5	3.5	1.9	-	6.2

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,586**	11.1	8.6	-	14.0	78.5	74.7	-	81.8	9.8	7.4	-	12.7	0.7	0.3	-	1.9
	Yes	5,658**	14.8	11.5	-	18.9	70.2	65.3	-	74.7	11.8	8.9	-	15.6	3.1	1.8	-	5.4

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	891	12.3	10.0	-	14.9	72.9	69.4	-	76.1	10.5	8.3	-	13.0	4.4	3.0	-	6.4
	2500 grams or more	13,028	12.7	10.6	-	15.3	75.0	71.8	-	77.9	10.7	8.7	-	13.0	1.6	0.9	-	2.8

NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Recoded responses to Survey Question 55: How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now?
**Combination is side/back, side/stomach, back/stomach or side/back/stomach
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2004 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval