Table 2.

Reported sleep-related behavior of grandmothers when infant sleeps at the grandmother’s house and at the mother’s house.

	Number (%)
Reported sleep-related behavior	Infant sleeping at Grandmother’s house (n=239)	Infant sleeping at Mother’s house (n=194)
Sleep location by Grandmother
Adult bed	63 (25%)	15 (7%)
Crib, portable crib, playpen, play yard	160 (66%)	184 (90%)
Couch or chair	9 (4%)	2 (1%)
Other	11 (5%)	3 (2%)
Sleep position by Grandmother
On Back	144 (60%)	120 (62%)
On Side	58 (24%)	45 (23%)
On Stomach	40 (17%)	29(14%)
Meets safe sleep criteria†	107 (44.8%)	112 (57.7%)

^†Safe sleep was defined for purposes of this study as infant sleeping in a crib, portable crib, playpen, play yard and on his/her back.