Pediatric sleep in Australia and New Zealand- introduction to the 2nd Special Issue (SI) in the Pediatric Sleep Around The World

This issue, which is the second Special Issue (SI) in the “Pediatric Sleep Around The World” series, portrays a contemporary view of how Australian- and New Zealand-based pediatric sleep researchers have contributed to advancing pediatric sleep education, research, and patient care. The main contributions of the “Downunder” researchers were related to the pediatric sleep disordered breathing/obstructive sleep apnea (SDB/OSA), sleep in diverse pediatric populations, the sleep of Indigenous Australian children, the effect of physical activity on sleep, the knowledge of Australian health professionals in pediatric sleep disorders and interventions for of pediatric sleep disorders and pediatric sleep health promotion.