Objective: The aim of this study was to identify early predictors of nocturnal awakenings and short sleep duration during the first year of life, in terms of sleep habits and patterns. We also analyzed the trend of nocturnal awakenings and total sleep duration from 3 to 12 months of age. Methods: The parents of 704 infants (49.3% female) were interviewed during their first year of life. The interview included questions on infant sleep (eg, sleep habits, sleep duration, number of nocturnal awakenings) and maternal perception of infant sleep difficulties. Results: The study results indicate that most of the infants at risk, with three or more nocturnal awakenings or ≤10 hours of total sleep duration in the early months of life, tend to display a similar pattern of sleep problems at 12 months. The main early predictors of sleep problems at 12 months were sleep duration, sleep initiation method, and nocturnal awakenings. More specifically, infants with three or more nocturnal awakenings or ≤10 hours of total sleep duration at 12 months were those with a higher number of awakenings during the night and a shorter sleep duration, at both 3 and 6 months. In addition, infants at risk for sleep problems at 12 months had an independent sleep initiation method at 3 months, whereas these same infants had a nonindependent sleep initiation method at 6 months. Conclusions: Our study identified the early predictors of sleep problems at 12 months. Caregivers should identify these early symptoms in infants to prevent possible sleep difficulties in later years.

Predictors of sleep disturbances in the first year of life. A longitudinal study / Sette, Stefania; Baumgartner, Emma; Ferri, Raffaele; Bruni, Oliviero. - In: SLEEP MEDICINE. - ISSN 1389-9457. - STAMPA. - 36:(2017), pp. 78-85. [10.1016/j.sleep.2017.04.015]

Predictors of sleep disturbances in the first year of life. A longitudinal study

SETTE, STEFANIA;BAUMGARTNER, Emma;BRUNI, Oliviero
2017

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify early predictors of nocturnal awakenings and short sleep duration during the first year of life, in terms of sleep habits and patterns. We also analyzed the trend of nocturnal awakenings and total sleep duration from 3 to 12 months of age. Methods: The parents of 704 infants (49.3% female) were interviewed during their first year of life. The interview included questions on infant sleep (eg, sleep habits, sleep duration, number of nocturnal awakenings) and maternal perception of infant sleep difficulties. Results: The study results indicate that most of the infants at risk, with three or more nocturnal awakenings or ≤10 hours of total sleep duration in the early months of life, tend to display a similar pattern of sleep problems at 12 months. The main early predictors of sleep problems at 12 months were sleep duration, sleep initiation method, and nocturnal awakenings. More specifically, infants with three or more nocturnal awakenings or ≤10 hours of total sleep duration at 12 months were those with a higher number of awakenings during the night and a shorter sleep duration, at both 3 and 6 months. In addition, infants at risk for sleep problems at 12 months had an independent sleep initiation method at 3 months, whereas these same infants had a nonindependent sleep initiation method at 6 months. Conclusions: Our study identified the early predictors of sleep problems at 12 months. Caregivers should identify these early symptoms in infants to prevent possible sleep difficulties in later years.
2017
Sleep duration, Nocturnal awakenings, Predictors, Sleep problems, Infants
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Predictors of sleep disturbances in the first year of life. A longitudinal study / Sette, Stefania; Baumgartner, Emma; Ferri, Raffaele; Bruni, Oliviero. - In: SLEEP MEDICINE. - ISSN 1389-9457. - STAMPA. - 36:(2017), pp. 78-85. [10.1016/j.sleep.2017.04.015]
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