Interaction Between Feeding Method and Co‐Sleeping on Maternal‐Newborn Sleep

Quillin, RN Stephanie I. M.; Glenn, L. Lee

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“…Both evolutionary theory and a tranche of research studies [85][86][87][88][89] pointed towards a shared sleep surface for mothers and babies being a normal human infant sleep location; one which both mothers and newborn infants had evolved to expect, and which is associated with a range of physiological outcomes for infants and mothers. Close contact improves breastfeeding outcomes, reduces infant crying, benefits mother-infant attachment and promotes cardio-respiratory stability [90].…”

Section: Maternal and Infant Sleep On The Postnatal Wardmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infant Sleep Development: Location, Feeding and Expectations in the Postnatal Period

Russell¹,

Robinson²,

Ball³

2013

TOSLPJ

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Abstract:Coping with sleep disruption is a common difficulty faced by new parents. Here we take a critical, contextual and evolutionary perspective on recent evidence surrounding the development of normal infant sleep in the postnatal period, its relationship with feeding method and the relevance of sleep location. Firstly, we explore the question of defining 'normal' infant sleep, considering the timing of sleep consolidation, cross-cultural and historical perspectives, and the impact of feeding method on infant waking and parental tiredness. In the second part of the review we focus on infant sleep location, physiological and behavioural functioning and sleep safety. We summarise recent research exploring the consequences of alternate infant sleep locations, including in-hospital interventions testing the effect of these sleep locations on outcomes associated with mother-infant proximity. Finally we provide an up-to-date review of SIDS research, including case-control and cross-cultural studies that inform policy-creation and authoritative advice to parents. We find that many researchers still neglect crucial variables affecting infant sleep including sleep location and feeding method and conclude that whilst the field of infant sleep research is well-established, future studies would benefit from consideration of infant evolutionary biology and the heterogeneity of infant care practices, which would lead to valuable new research insights in understanding normal infant sleep.

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Section: Maternal and Infant Sleep On The Postnatal Wardmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infant Sleep Development: Location, Feeding and Expectations in the Postnatal Period

Russell¹,

Robinson²,

Ball³

2013

TOSLPJ

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“…However, research on the impact of feeding type on infant sleep has been inconclusive. Some studies suggest that breastfed babies sleep less, wake more or wake for longer than formula fed infants (Quillin & Glenn, 2004). In the last decade, an increasing number of studies have found that breastfeeding mothers and infants experience as much or more sleep than formula-feeding pairs, that breastfeeding mothers return to sleep more rapidly after overnight awakenings, and that hormonal mechanisms associated with breastfeeding may result in higher quality sleep (Doan, Gardiner, Gay, & Lee, 2007;Douglas & Hill, 2013;Montgomery-Downs, Clawges, & Santy, 2010).…”

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Exploring Maternal Perceptions of Infant Sleep and Feeding Method Among Mothers in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Focus Group Study

Rudzik

Ball

2015

Matern Child Health J

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. (2016) 'Exploring maternal perceptions of infant sleep and feeding method among mothers in the United Kingdom : a qualitative focus group study.', Maternal and child health journal., 20 (1). pp. 33-40. Further information on publisher's website:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1798-7Publisher's copyright statement:The nal publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1798-7.Additional information: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. In a context with strong rhetorical support for breastfeeding in the health system, yet extremely low rates of breastfeeding after hospital discharge, UK women's decisions about infant feeding reflect the reality of competing priorities in their lives, including obtaining adequate sleep. Popular wisdom in the UK tightly links breastfeeding and inadequate night-time sleep. Mothers are advised by peers and family to introduce formula or solid foods to infants to promote longer sleep. The first objective of this study was to investigate women's understandings of the nature of infant sleep and their perceptions of links between infant feeding method and sleep. The second was to explore how these perceptions influence infant feeding and sleep practices in the first year. Underpinning our work is the understanding that infant care choices result from tradeoffs by which mothers strive to balance infant-and self-care. We conducted seven focus groups with mothers of infants in two regions of the UK. Verbatim transcripts were thematically coded and emergent themes were identified. We found clearly diverging narratives between breastfeeding and formula-feeding mothers. Breastfeeding mothers viewed the fragmentary nature of infant sleep as natural, while mothers who were formula feeding felt this was a problem to be fixed. The strategies and approaches used to promote infant and maternal sleep in each group were aligned with this underlying perception of how infant sleep works. Maternal perceptions of the nature of infant sleep and its relation to infant feeding method impact infant care practices in the first year of life. SignificanceParents of infants under a year of age desire to obtain adequate sleep for themselves and their infants. Infant feeding and sleep are tightly connected in popular perception, yet little research has directly explored women's experiences of infant feeding and sleep. This study reveals that a divergence of perceptions of infant sleep and feeding between feeding groups underlies the use of different strategies for night-time s...

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“…Mothers report less infant crying, more maternal and infant sleep and increased milk supply due to the increased frequency of night-time breast feeding that close contact facilitates. 4,5,9,13,14,[16][17][18] Polysomnographic studies comparing exclusively breast feeding, bedsharing and solitary sleeping mothers show that even in the deepest stages of sleep, mothers aroused 30% more frequently when they bedshared. That a high fraction ($1/2) of maternal arousals overlaps the infant's arousals and about two-thirds of those times, the infant clearly aroused first suggests a relatively high responsivity on the part of the mother.…”

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Why babies should never sleep alone: A review of the co-sleeping controversy in relation to SIDS, bedsharing and breast feeding

McKenna

McDade

2005

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

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Interaction Between Feeding Method and Co‐Sleeping on Maternal‐Newborn Sleep

Cited by 71 publications

References 31 publications

Infant Sleep Development: Location, Feeding and Expectations in the Postnatal Period

Infant Sleep Development: Location, Feeding and Expectations in the Postnatal Period

Exploring Maternal Perceptions of Infant Sleep and Feeding Method Among Mothers in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Focus Group Study

Why babies should never sleep alone: A review of the co-sleeping controversy in relation to SIDS, bedsharing and breast feeding

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