Response bias was likely to be minimal as mothers who did not respond were no more likely to be depressed or report more severe
infant sleep problems at baseline than mothers who did respond.
Comparison of two strategies to
improve infant sleep problems, and associated impacts on maternal experience, mood and infant emotional health: a single case replication design study.
Preventing infant sleep problems through universal programs has a more modest benefit and subgroups of infants (e.g., those feeding less than 3 hourly) may experience a greater benefit.
of nearly one thousand new mothers, researchers found «a strong association between
[infant sleep problems and depression symptoms].»
I was already obsessed with the extremely dense book Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child for
solving infant sleep problems, so I opened it back up to study up on toddler and preschooler sleep - related - shenanigans.
In the Washington area, where parenting consultants specialize in everything
from infant sleep problems to college applications, Shelly is in high demand.
In a community sample of children aged 3 to 4 years with
previous infant sleep problems, we aimed to 1) establish proportions with recurring, persisting, and resolving sleep problems; 2) identify early predictors of later sleep problems; and 3) identify comorbidities of persistent or recurrent sleep problems at age 3 to 4 years.
Behavior management consisted of standard sleep strategies such as controlled crying, «camping out,» and phasing out sleep associations such as the use of a pacifier or frequent night feeds.10 At follow - up, intervention mothers reported significantly
fewer infant sleep problems and depression symptoms than control mothers, particularly those mothers who were depressed at recruitment.10
The mothers whose children (now preschool - aged) had «[persistent] or [recurring]...
infant sleep problems in the preschool years [had] higher depression scores.»
From 2003 to 2005, Hiscock and colleagues conducted the Infant Sleep Study, an effort to improve
infant sleep problems at age 8 - 10 months.
In a 2001 study of nearly one thousand new mothers, researchers found «a strong association between
[infant sleep problems and depression symptoms].»
See these signs of sleep deprivation, and, if you've got a child keeping your awake, see my articles on surviving baby sleep patterns,
solving infant sleep problems, and coping with bedtime problems in children.
For more information about these factors — and how to improve baby sleep patterns — see this article
on infant sleep problems.
[3] Loutzenhiser L, Ahlquist A, Hoffman J. Infant and maternal factors associated with maternal perceptions of
infant sleep problems.
Many «
Infant Sleep Problems» Are Actually Normal Patterns of Infant Sleep, New White Paper Finds Knowing how babies are wired to sleep can help alleviate parental stress and anxiety about sleep.
As a young physician, I had received no training in
infant sleep problems and I desperately tried any method suggested to help our baby (and therefore us) to sleep.
Parents and health professionals can confidently use these techniques to reduce the short - to medium - term burden of
infant sleep problems and maternal depression».
Overall, the results of these studies provide extensive information on the reliability and validity of the BISQ, establishing it as a reliable valid tool for assessing and screening for
infant sleep problems.
Results showed that early parenting interventions are effective in improving parental responsiveness (d = 0.77), and improving or preventing
infant sleep problems (d = 0.24), but not crying problems (d = 0.27) possibly due to low power.
Despite the prevalence of
infant sleep problems and their associated morbidities, 2 — 7 few studies have examined the natural history of early infant sleep problems.7 — 9 These few have suffered from small sample sizes8, 9 or followed infants with severe sleep problems only.7, 9
Although extensive studies demonstrate a link between
infant sleep problems and parental depression, limited research explores this relation in parents of primary school aged children.
This is the first study to examine the long - term outcomes of sleep problems in a community sample of infants, together with the long - term impact of a behavioral sleep intervention on
infant sleep problems.
In 1998, we conducted a randomized, controlled trial of a simple, behavioral infant sleep intervention (the Infant Sleep Study) that led to significant reductions in
infant sleep problems and maternal report of depression symptoms 4 months later.10 In 2001, when the children were aged 3 to 4 years, we followed the participants of the earlier trial, all of whom had sleep problems at entry to the Infant Sleep Study.