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Understanding the Choice of Sleep Arrangements and Soothing Methods and Their Associations with Sleep Problems among

Wei Wei Feng1, Yue Zhang1, Hui Shan Wang1

  • 1National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100081, China.

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences : BES
|March 23, 2022
PubMed

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Bed-sharing is common in China for children under 3 years old. Parental involvement during sleep onset is linked to increased sleep problems in young children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Sleep arrangements and soothing methods are crucial for child development.
  • Understanding these practices in different cultural contexts is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate sleep arrangements and soothing methods in Chinese children under 3 years.
  • To assess the association between these practices and sleep problems.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional survey of 1,195 caregivers in China (2019).
  • Utilized the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire to assess sleep problems and arrangements.
  • Collected data on parental involvement and reasons for bed-sharing.

Main Results:

  • Bed-sharing was highly prevalent (69.9%-78.3%) across age groups.
  • Parental involvement during sleep onset (feeding, rocking, proximity) was common.
  • Parental involvement was significantly associated with frequent night awakenings and difficulty falling asleep.

Conclusions:

  • Bed-sharing and parental involvement are prevalent in Chinese infants and toddlers.
  • Parental involvement at sleep onset is linked to a higher likelihood of sleep problems in young children.
Abstract

Keywords:
ChildrenSleepSleep arrangementsSoothing methods

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