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A follow-up study of infants who wake at night

C E Schaefer1

  • 1Center for Psychological Services, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA. schaeferCE@aol.com

Psychological Reports
|October 12, 2000
PubMed

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Most children treated for infant night waking sleep well as adolescents. This study found 82% of participants had good sleep, with few long-term night waking issues.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Infant night waking is a common parental concern.
  • Long-term outcomes of early sleep interventions are not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the long-term sleep outcomes in adolescents previously treated for night waking in infancy or toddlerhood.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective follow-up study.
  • Involved 68 adolescents.
  • Parental reports on current sleep quality were collected.

Main Results:

  • 82% of adolescents were reported by parents to be sleeping well.
  • Only two participants continued to experience night-waking difficulties.

Conclusions:

  • Treatment for infant night waking appears to have a positive long-term impact on adolescent sleep.
  • Most individuals treated for early sleep disturbances do not experience persistent issues in adolescence.

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