Noting that this anticipatory
phase is often at the root of many people's
sleeping problems, de Lecea suggested that the newly
identified circuit could be a target for pharmacological intervention to help people ease into
sleep.
This covers infant development, infant care, infant CPR, safe car seat usage, safe
sleep and SIDS risk reduction, baby proofing, breastfeeding support and physiology, support of families in the newborn
phase,
identifying and supporting mothers with postpartum depression, standards of practice and ethics for our field, and baby wearing.