Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants

Background: There is an enormous economical significance of phytotherapy at least in Germany, the huge demand of patients was repeatedly proven. Simultaneously data exist for different application areas and ages as for younger children and pregnancy until birth. The actual neonatal period can be of interest because phytotherapy is used in younger children and until birth, it is not very likely that there is a gap in this period of life. Aim: To give an overview on the current literature on phytotherapy in neonatology. Methods: A systematic review was performed in the following databases: Cochrane, EM-BASE Alert, AMED, NCCAM, NLM, DIMDI, CAMbase, BIOSIS Previews, DAHTA, SciSearch, and Medline as well as in the archives of GMS, Karger, Kluwer, Thieme, Krause and Pachernegg, Wiley-Interscience/Phytotherapy Research, Springer and Merkurstab publishers. Keywords were neonatology, newborn, preterm, phytotherapy, phytomedicine, and herbal drugs in clinical randomized controlled studies. Results: We found 14 articles that fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 10 case control studies, 1 observational study, 1 study with interview, 1 with a questionnaire, and 1 retrospective study. Topics were aromatherapy, external applications, and internal effects of herbal teas. Conclusion: Indications, study design and explantory power of these publications were quite heterogeneous. Most promising was the study situation in aromatherapy. Due to the fact that phytotherapy is frequently used and there is a high demand of parents, methodologically excellent studies are needed to evaluate the significance of phytotherapy in the neonatal period. The aim is to fulfill scientific as well as economical needs. This review shows that there is no such evidence yet.

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“…The study of Field et al [43] is the only one that showed an effect on newborns. In this small cluster lavender had a positive effect.…”

Section: /Längler/ostermannmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Field et al [43] reported on the application of lavender baths in 30 newborns aged 1-10 weeks and their mothers. Main outcome parameters were given by the duration of sleep…”

Section: Phytotherapy In Neonatology 337mentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review on Phytotherapy in Neonatology

Thiel

Längler²,

Ostermann³

2011

Forsch Komplementmed

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“…It has been demonstrated that lavender aromatics can improve sleep in the elderly [12] and infants [13]. Furthermore, exposure to lavender odors during sleep results in increased duration of deep slow-wave stage sleep [14].…”

Section: Studies In Human Subjectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biosynthesis and Therapeutic Properties ofLavandulaEssential Oil Constituents

Woronuk

Demissie²,

Rheault³

et al. 2010

Planta Med

179

122

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“…For example, a room that is too hot or cold, noisy, bright, or too high or too low humidity may prevent us from getting adequate deep sleep. There is also evidence that certain smells may have an effect on your sleep [70]. For example, lavender has been shown to decrease heart rate and blood pressure, potentially putting you in a more relaxed state.…”

Section: Smart Sleeping Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information and communications technologies for elderly ubiquitous healthcare in a smart home

Deen

2015

Pers Ubiquit Comput

210

115

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Over the past century, in most countries, there has been a continual increase in life expectancy primarily due to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. However, these improvements are now coupled with aging population demographics and falling birth rates, which, when combined, are expected to significantly burden the socioeconomic well-being of many of these countries. In fact, never before in human history have we been confronted with such a large aging population, nor have we developed solid, cost-effective solutions for the well-being, healthcare and social needs of the elderly. One efficient and cost-effective solution to the problem of elderly/patient care is remote healthcare monitoring so they can continue to live at home rather than in nursing homes or hospitals that are very expensive and with limited spaces. These remote monitoring systems will allow medical personnel to keep track of important physiological signs with reduced human resources, at less cost and in real time. This paper introduces several low-cost, noninvasive, user-friendly sensing and actuating systems using information and communication technologies. Such systems can be used to create engineering solutions to some of the pressing healthcare problems in our society, especially as it pertains to the elderly. One example is the integration of sensors, wireless communications, lowpower electronics and intelligent computing to determine health-related information using signals from walking patterns. Such a sensing system will be suitable for prolonged use in a home environment. It will be wearable, noninvasive and non-intrusive, similar to smart socks, smart wrist-bands or smart belts. Other examples such as a smart joint monitor and a smart sleeping environment will be discussed, and future perspectives and research challenges in smart home technologies will be described.

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Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants

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Systematic Review on Phytotherapy in Neonatology

Systematic Review on Phytotherapy in Neonatology

Biosynthesis and Therapeutic Properties ofLavandulaEssential Oil Constituents

Information and communications technologies for elderly ubiquitous healthcare in a smart home

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