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Hortense Langlois-D'Estaintot1, Elisabeth Pellae1, Stéphane Rioualen1

  • 1Department of Neonatal Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care, University of Brest, CHU Brest, Brest, France.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|August 30, 2023
PubMed

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Parents of preterm infants experience similar sleep quality to parents of full-term infants, despite the added stress of premature birth. This study found no significant differences in sleep quality between the two groups six months after birth.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Parental well-being
  • Sleep medicine

Background:

  • Parental stress is often associated with premature birth, potentially leading to sleep disorders.
  • Limited research exists on the comparative sleep quality of parents with preterm versus full-term infants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the sleep quality of parents with preterm infants to that of parents with full-term infants.
  • To assess parental sleep quality using the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) six months postpartum.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective observational cohort study conducted from January 2019 to January 2021.
  • Inclusion of 316 parents, divided into preterm and full-term infant groups.
  • Online administration of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) six months after childbirth.

Main Results:

  • A total of 771 questionnaires were completed out of 948 expected.
  • The median gestational age was 34.3 weeks for preterm infants and 39.7 weeks for term infants.
  • No significant differences in parental sleep quality (PSQI scores) were observed between the preterm and term infant groups six months after birth.

Conclusions:

  • Parental sleep quality does not differ significantly between those with preterm infants and those with full-term infants.
  • The findings suggest that factors beyond gestational age may influence parental sleep quality post-birth.
Abstract

Keywords:
PSQIneonateparentspreterm infantssleep

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