Longitudinal Study of Sleep Behavior in Normal Infants during the First Year of Life
Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicinePublished 14 October 2014Open access
Oliviero Bruni, Emma Baumgartner, Stefania Sette, Mario G. Ancona, Gianni Caso, Maria Elisabetta Di Cosimo
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The data provide a context for clinicians to discuss sleep issues with parents and suggest that prevention efforts should focus to the first 3-6 months, since sleep patterns show stability from that time point to 12 months.
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Sleep patterns change during the first year of life but most sleep variables (i.e., sleep latency and duration) show little variation from 6 to 12 months. Our data provide a context for clinicians to discuss sleep issues with parents and suggest that prevention efforts should focus to the first 3-6 months, since sleep patterns show stability from that time point to 12 months.
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