Infant sleep: a review of normative and problematic sleep and interventions

Abstract

Providing families with information about infant sleep can positively impact parents' well‐being and infants' sleep habits. Few parents receive professionally based information about sleep, perhaps due to contradictory information found in the literature. This review summarizes: (1) normative sleep patterns for infants; (2) factors that affect sleep patterns; and (3) the effectiveness of intervention and prevention approaches commonly implemented. This information will be useful for practitioners working with new parents and families with questions about infant sleep.

Keywords:

• Infant sleep
• Sleep intervention
• Sleep problems

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Wendy Middlemiss *

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