Peer responses need to be substantive and extend the original discussion posting by making connections, relating to others’ ideas and adding supporting detail.
Discussions must have a minimum of two references, not older than 2015
Peer Response 1
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Prevention
Quantitative research is shown in numbers and graphs and it is applied to form a generalizable reality or idea concerning a topic. On the other hand, Qualitative research is provided in words and it is applied to explain concepts, ideas or experiences. The difference between quantitative research and qualitative research is that quantitative include experiments and observation recorded as numbers and surveys with close-ended questions whereas qualitative research includes interviews with open-ended questions and is observations explained in words. Quantitative research is used to confirm a test or hypothesis while qualitative is used to understand a concept or experience. Qualitative is considered as gold in the research as it gives the understanding of the study.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the unexpected death of a seemingly healthier infant of one week older but younger than one year of age, always during sleep, that cannot be described after evaluation autopsy (Öcal, 2018, 3). According to the qualitative research by Ocal (2018), the risk factor that position of sleep was prone was related to SIDS. The factor which may highly trigger the death is sleeping position as found in the research.
According to Sarwar (2018) in the quantitative research, it was observed that about one-third of healthy babies ‘ parents placed their infants in cribs, and an estimated 60% sleep with their newborns in the beds of adults daily. The research investigated possible ways to improve sleep with newborn babies to prevent SIDS. It found that out of 144 babies study observed, 75% of them are experiencing unsafe sleep.
Qualitative research above explained that the usual case in SIDS is sleeping position and the quantitate shown that almost 75% of newborn babies are not safe due to condition of their sleep. Based on the reviews above, new mothers should consider sleeping for newborns.
Peer Response 2
Prevention of SIDS
Qualitative research refers to a process whereby a researcher tries to figure out why a particular phenomenon happens, how it happens, and the elements that trigger it. On the other hand, quantitative research is a blueprint characterized by a set of strategies used to determine relationship between different variables by analyzing numeric data. These two types of research have their similarities and differences. Some dissimilarity between qualitative and quantitative research include; qualitative research design is text-based while quantitative research design is number-based. Secondly, the methods utilized in collecting qualitative data include utilizing secondary sources, focus groups, and unstructured interviews. On the other hand, qualitative research utilizes structured interviews, surveys, and questionnaires. Finally, quantitative data utilizes statistical tests when qualitative research does not require statistical tests (University of Texas Arlington, 2021). Randomized control trials are a type of quantitative research claimed to be the scientific gold standard research. This is because it involves eliminating patient-selection bias, which leads to the generation of reliable inferences.
SIDS is among the top causes of infant deaths worldwide; hence, there is a need to reduce the infant mortality rate. Intensive research has been conducted to find preventive measures that can be utilized to prevent SIDS. Carpenter (2020) conducted a research where she examined patient care approaches that can be utilized to prevent SIDS. Utilized a quantitative research design whereby the medical practitioners recorded the numerical data in a rural clinic. The information availed in this article is reliable and credible. The article was published in 2020, which makes the information shared to be relevant. Secondly, Dr. Caroline Carpenter is an assistant professor at the University of Louisiana, where she teaches nursing; therefore, her experience and Academic qualification make the information credible.
To fully understand the context of SIDS it is crucial to analyze how informed mothers are concerning this topic. Mothers are the primary caregivers of infants and it is important for them to know the triggers and ways of preventing SIDS (Pretorius et al., 2020). The researchers utilized a qualitative research design to meet the objectives of the study. The study’s results are derived from the data collected through the online survey that was conducted on Facebook. The information from the study is credible since the paper was published in the JMIR journal that is a reputable peer-reviewed and an open-source journal that ensures it publishes papers that are credible. Secondly, the paper has a list of references that the author is utilized while developing the paper therefore. Making it easy for one to confirm the facts presented in the paper.
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