| Comparison of behavior modification with and without swaddling as interventions for excessive crying. | |
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PMID: 17011324 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that swaddling is an effective method to reduce crying, we compared a standardized approach of regularity and stimulus reduction with the same approach supplemented with swaddling. STUDY DESIGN: Healthcare nurses coached 398 excessively crying infants up to 12 weeks of age for 3 months. Outcome measurements were crying as measured by Barr's 24-hour diary and parental perception of crying. RESULTS: Crying decreased by 42% in both groups after the first intervention week. Swaddling had no added benefit in the total group. Young infants (1-7 weeks of age at randomization) benefited significantly more from swaddling as shown by a larger decrease of crying over the total intervention period. Older infants (8-13 weeks of age at randomization) showed a significantly greater decrease in crying when offered the standardized approach without swaddling. The actual difference in crying time was 10 minutes. CONCLUSION: For older babies, swaddling did not bring any benefit when added to regularity and stimuli reduction in baby care, although swaddling was a beneficial supplementation in excessively crying infants <8 weeks of age. |
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Authors:
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B E van Sleuwen; M P L'hoir; A C Engelberts; W B Busschers; P Westers; M A Blom; T W J Schulpen; W Kuis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of pediatrics Volume: 149 ISSN: 0022-3476 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2006 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-02 Completed Date: 2006-11-28 Revised Date: 2007-07-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375410 Medline TA: J Pediatr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 512-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. B.E.vanSleuwen@umcutrecht.nl |
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Crying* Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Maternal Behavior* Paternal Behavior* |
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Comment In:
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J Pediatr. 2007 Mar;150(3):320-1
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17307559
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J Pediatr. 2007 Jul;151(1):e2-3; author reply e3 [PMID: 17586174 ] Evid Based Nurs. 2007 Apr;10(2):42 [PMID: 17384094 ] |
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