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Effect of sleeping position on arousals from sleep in preterm infants

Ingrid Felix Modesto1, Ariane Ferreira Machado Avelar2, Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves Pedreira3

  • 1Scientific initiation scholarship FAPESP, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing : JSPN
|May 26, 2016
PubMed

Insights

Preterm infants experience more sleep arousals in the supine position. Nurses should consider alternative positions to improve sleep quality in premature infants.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Infant sleep studies
  • Developmental pediatrics

Background:

  • Preterm infants often experience sleep disturbances.
  • Understanding sleep positions is crucial for optimizing infant development and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of sleep positions in preterm infants.
  • To investigate associations between sleep positions, arousals, sleep patterns, and time of day.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study in a neonatal unit.
  • Utilized polysomnographic and video recordings over 24 hours.
  • Monitored 10 preterm infants for sleep positions and arousals.

Main Results:

  • Supine position was most frequent (58.4%), followed by right side, left side, and prone.
  • The supine position showed the highest number of arousals per hour.
  • No significant differences in arousals were found based on sleep pattern or time of day.

Conclusions:

  • The supine position is associated with more frequent arousals in preterm infants.
  • Healthcare providers should consider sleep position's impact on arousal frequency.
  • Optimizing sleep positions may enhance sleep quality in preterm infants.
Abstract

Keywords:
Sleepchildinfantnursing carepatient positioningpremature

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