Table 5.
Sources of advice from where safe sleeping information received
| Main source of safe sleep advice | Any safe sleep advice received from source | |||||
| Rank | n=3228 | % | Rank | n=3233* | % | |
| Nurse/midwife | 1 | 1573 | 48.7 | 1 | 3024 | 93.5 |
| Previous experience | 2 | 314 | 9.7 | 5 | 1135 | 35.1 |
| Books/brochures | 3 | 256 | 7.9 | 2 | 1579 | 48.8 |
| Internet | 4 | 249 | 7.7 | 6 | 1099 | 34.0 |
| Family/friends | 5 | 249 | 7.7 | 7 | 1059 | 32.8 |
| Antenatal classes | 6 | 241 | 7.5 | 4 | 1303 | 40.3 |
| Doctor/GP | 7 | 164 | 5.1 | 3 | 1322 | 40.9 |
| Other: | 8 | 137 | 4.2 | 11 | 134 | 4.1 |
| Social media (Facebook, Twitter) | 9 | 33 | 1.0 | 8 | 571 | 17.7 |
| Media (TV, radio, magazines) | 10 | 11 | 0.3 | 9 | 235 | 7.3 |
| Baby store/shop/expo | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 211 | 6.5 |
*Participants could list more than one source of advice.
GP, general practitioner.