Comforters and night waking

Comforters and night waking

Among 320 low birthweight infants seen at nine months post term those using a soft object, thumb, or fingers as comforter were significantly less likely to wake at night (9/96, 9%) than those with no comforter or using a dummy (66/224, 29%). Dummy users were as likely to wake (27/93, 29%) as those w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of disease in childhood 1989-11, Vol.64 (11), p.1624-1626
Hauptverfasser: Morley, R, Morley, C J, Lucas, P J, Lucas, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bedding and Linens
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight, Low
Children
Demographic aspects
Female
Fingersucking
Humans
Infant
Infant Care - methods
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Low birth weight
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous
Neurology
Pacifiers (Baby supplies)
Pacifiers (Infant care)
Physiological aspects
Psychological aspects
Sleep
Thumb sucking
Wakefulness
Wakefulness - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:Among 320 low birthweight infants seen at nine months post term those using a soft object, thumb, or fingers as comforter were significantly less likely to wake at night (9/96, 9%) than those with no comforter or using a dummy (66/224, 29%). Dummy users were as likely to wake (27/93, 29%) as those without a comforter (39/131, 30%).
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.64.11.1624