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Michael D Cabana¹, Pamela Wright², Ingrid Scozzafava³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, USA.

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Objective measurement shows infant crying time is less than parent-reported estimates. Digital recorders provide more accurate infant crying duration data than traditional methods.

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Background:

Parental logging of infant crying time is prone to inaccuracies.
Objective measurement methods are needed to establish reliable infant crying norms.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine average daily infant crying times using objective digital recording devices.
To compare objective crying time data with existing parent-reported estimates.

Main Methods:

A descriptive longitudinal survey was conducted.
Healthy, term newborns' parents used voice-activated digital recorders for 24-hour periods over four weeks.
Daily crying times were analyzed at different infant ages.

Main Results:

Twenty families completed the study.
Mean infant crying time in the first week was approximately 25 minutes/day.
By five weeks, mean crying time increased to nearly 40 minutes/day, with greater variability.

Conclusions:

Objective data revealed significantly lower infant mean daily crying times compared to recent studies.
Digital recorder data suggests parent-reported crying times may overestimate actual duration.
Clinical comparisons should consider the discrepancy between objective and parent-reported crying time data.