Of course, this can make even the most calm and collected parent freak out entirely but it's totally normal and just down to their as yet
immature breathing control.
During this less stable period
of breathing control, infants are most susceptible either to colic or SIDS.
Dr. Sears agrees, «I believe that in most cases SIDS is a sleep disorder, primarily a disorder of arousal and
breathing control during sleep.
The loss
of breathing control that was observed could also play a part in sleep apnea development, which has also been associated with cardiovascular disease.
All the elements of natural mothering, especially breastfeeding and sharing sleep, benefit the infant's
breathing control and increase the mutual awareness between mother and infant so that their arousability is increased and the risk of SIDS decreased.»
Breathing control was however substantially reduced after lost sleep.
The impact that partial sleep deprivation has on
breathing control and blood vessels has been examined in a study, and it was found that sleep length reduction over 2 consecutive nights results in impaired breathing control and less healthy vascular function.
After the same tests were completed, results revealed that
breathing control and vascular function had improved.
Although the term «yoga» is actually very broad, it often incorporates some sort of
breathing control, simple meditation, and certain body postures to achieve control of the body and mind.