| What affects the age of first sleeping through the night? | |
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PMID: 15009572 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the age at which an infant first sleeps regularly through the night and the factors affecting this age. METHODS: A representative cross sectional sample of 700 infants in south-east England were studied. Information was collected on 511 (73.0%) of the infants by parental interview. Obstetric records were also examined. RESULTS: Fifty per cent of babies slept through by 8 weeks and 75% by 12 weeks. Multivariate survival analysis used to investigate 61 potential factors found that a heavier birthweight, female gender and co-sleeping less than 2 hours or not at all; younger mothers, school leaving age less than 17 years, stress factors (divorce and no separation from partner for more than a month in the last 12 months); no central heating, and the baby not sharing a room with siblings were associated with an earlier age at which an infant first sleeps through the night. CONCLUSIONS: Little of the variation between children in age of first sleeping through the night could be explained by these nine factors. |
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Authors:
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S M Adams; D R Jones; A Esmail; E A Mitchell |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of paediatrics and child health Volume: 40 ISSN: 1034-4810 ISO Abbreviation: J Paediatr Child Health Publication Date: 2004 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-03-10 Completed Date: 2004-07-01 Revised Date: 2007-09-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9005421 Medline TA: J Paediatr Child Health Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 96-101 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom. |
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Age Distribution Age Factors Birth Weight Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Male Maternal Age Multivariate Analysis Random Allocation Sex Factors Sleep / physiology* |
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