Study suggests that inconsistent childcare arrangements can affect toddlers' sleep. [...]
Jodi Mindell Information on newborn, infant, and toddler (0 to 36 months) sleep patterns was collected via a smartphone app. Sleep patterns developed at about 5-6 months old, later bedtimes predicted less sleep, and morning waketimes were generally consistent across children. Unique images from [...]
R. Butler Babies who sucked their fingers, but not necessarily babies who used a pacifier, tended to sleep better overnight (fewer night wakings and longer stretches of sleep), a recent study [...]
A.J. Swichtenberg In a study from Purdue University, researchers work toward improving tools for early and accurate diagnosis of autism. Read and listen to this story on WBAA NPR to learn how infant sleep patterns are helping in these [...]
Lisa Meltzer Caregivers (mothers and fathers) of children who require ventilator assistance to breathe have poor sleep as compared to caregivers of healthy children. Poor sleep for these families was associated with health related quality of [...]
Oliviero Bruni Study on sleep in the first year of life suggests that sleep shows the most stability between 6 and 12 months and prevention efforts should focus on the first 3 to 6 months. Approximately 10% of babies in the study were considered to have problematic [...]
Jodi Mindell Sleep patterns of over 29,000 infants and toddlers in several countries in predominantly Asian countries and predominantly Caucasian countries were analyzed. Overall, children from predominantly Asian countries had significantly later bedtimes, shorter total sleep times, increased [...]