ReviewThe Journal of physiology2018
Waking up too early - the consequences of preterm birth on sleep development.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nest positioning on motor development, sleep patterns, weight gain in preterm infants: systematic review.Pediatric research · 2024Pooled it
- Perinatal Physiological and Psychological Risk Factors and Childhood Sleep Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · 2022Pooled it
- Nursing Interventions That Promote Sleep in Preterm Newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity on sleep and neurodevelopment of preterm infants at 6 months of corrected age.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Trial
- Improving sleep duration in NICU graduates: a quality improvement initiative.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- Skin-to-skin contact improves sleep stability in preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- A reduction in large animal research threatens the perinatal translation research pipeline.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Lifestyle behaviours in children born extremely preterm at 2 years: a comparison to a Dutch reference population.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effect of upright nesting position with swaddling on physiological status, sleep duration, and feeding tolerance in preterm infants in Indonesia: a quasi-experimental study.Child health nursing research · 2026Article
- Neonatal sleep physiology and early executive functioning in preterm children.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- The impact of sleep in high-risk infants.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Early-life NOThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Prenatal exposure to manganese and objectively measured sleep disturbances in early childhood.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Late preterm as an often-overlooked group: the interplay of sleep, maternal mental health and sleep knowledge.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Prenatal and Childhood Phthalate Mixtures and Adolescent Sleep Health in the HOME Study.Environmental health perspectives · 2025Article
- Effects of the HEP® (Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity) Approach in preterm infants with increased developmental risk: a randomized controlled study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Sleep problems from age two to five years and neurological outcome in children born extremely preterm: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Circadian patterns of heart rate variability in fetal sheep after hypoxia-ischaemia: A biomarker of evolving brain injury.The Journal of physiology · 2024Article
- Sleep as a driver of pre- and postnatal brain development.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Docosahexaenoic Acid and Sleep Quality in Very and Extreme Preterm Infants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Good quality sleep of sufficient duration is vital for optimal physiological function and our health. Sleep deprivation is associated with impaired neurocognitive function and emotional control, and increases the risk for cardiometabolic diseases, obesity and cancer. Sleep develops during fetal life with the emergence of a recognisable pattern of sleep states in the preterm fetus associated with the development, maturation and connectivity within neural networks in the brain. Despite the physiological importance of sleep, surprisingly little is known about how sleep develops in individuals born preterm. Globally, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm (<37 weeks gestation) each year, and these babies are at significant risk of neural injury and impaired brain development. This review discusses how sleep develops during fetal and neonatal life, how preterm birth impacts on sleep development to adulthood, and the factors which may contribute to impaired brain and sleep development, leading to altered neurocognitive, behavioural and motor capabilities in the infant and child. Going forward, the challenge is to identify specific risk factors for impaired sleep development in preterm babies to allow for the design of interventions that will improve the quality and quantity of sleep throughout life.
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