[Note: In other
posts on infant sleep listed below, my co-authors and I point out flaws in studies of sleep training.
He is a world - renowned
expert on infant sleep — particularly the practice of bed sharing in relation to breastfeeding.
For more information about these factors — and how to improve baby sleep patterns — see this article
on infant sleep problems.
In fact, a
study on infant sleep and bedtime cereal published in the American Journal of Diseases of Children found that there was not much of a difference between children who had cereal before bed and those who did not.
«First Feedings: The Influences of Birth Practices on Breastfeeding Initiation» and «Sleeping Through: New Research
on Infant Sleep Patterns and the Risk of SIDS.»
API advocates for practices that are dedicated to the physical and emotional safety of infants as well as long term health of all children; that empower parents to be
educated on infant sleep, arousal, and breathing; and for decisions that are based in accurate data and compatible with biological needs.
In its «Task Force
on Infant Sleep Position and SIDS,» the AAP found that babies sleeping on their stomach were as much as 12 times more likely to be affected by SIDS than those sleeping on their backs.
To the joy of many health care professionals and families in the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new
guidelines on infant sleep suggestions in October which suggest that parents room in with their babies to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.
She pioneers the translation of academic research
on infant sleep into evidence for use by parents and health care staff via ISIS, the Infant Sleep Information Source.
Something to Sleep On Research
on infant sleep risks, which we go over in depth in Chapter 19, shows again and again that the big risks of shared sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable babies and breathing hazards that affect all babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas, baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - feeding.
According to Ava Neyer, a sleep - deprived mother of 5 - month - old twins, the many blogs and sleep websites and books
on infant sleep create nothing but confusion for parents.
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I want to wrap up this project by sharing some of the major
lessons on infant sleep that I learned along the way, both from the science and in reflecting on my own experiences.
Among API's responses are definitive
resources on infant sleep safety for families who share a bed or use a crib: API's Infant Sleep Safety Position Paper, Parent Brochure download detailing important information for every parent, and related resources.
Just like the new research saying parents shouldn't spank, new
insight on infant sleep and development is warning us away from swaddling babies.
The aim of this article is to summarize the literature examining the effects of behavioral
techniques on infant sleep outcomes in the first 6 months of life and provide evidence based recommendations for the management of infant sleep disturbance.
Penn State researcher Douglas Teti examined the role of emotional
availability on infant sleep and found that regardless of a family's night - time routine, infants with parents who were responsive and warm had fewer night wakings and an easier time drifting off.
See its explanation of why newborns usually become fussy on the second day of life (this is true no matter how they're fed) and its four - part
series on infant sleep.
But a recent Wall Street Journal article noted that Ferber and several other top parenting authors are softening their
stances on infant sleep, saying parents themselves are probably the best ones at finding what works.
«Parents are going to be overwhelmed by the different opinions
[on infant sleep],» Mindell said.
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.
API's Response to 2016 AAP
Statement on Infant Sleep: Infants and parents benefit from breastfeeding and sleeping near one another, reducing SIDS risk by 50 %
Since writing this feature, she has been pioneering the translation of academic research
on infant sleep into evidence for use by parents and health care staff via ISIS, the Infant Sleep Information Source.
Research
on infant sleep risks, which we go over in depth in Chapter 19, shows again and again that the big risks of shared sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable babies and breathing hazards that affect all babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas, baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - feeding.
And as I did research
on infant sleep, I learned about what normal infant sleep is and I also learned more about the reasons why the CIO method is harmful.