SynthesisWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2019
Sleep and prematurity: sleep outcomes in preterm children and influencing factors.
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- A Review on the Vagus Nerve and Autonomic Nervous System During Fetal Development: Searching for Critical Windows.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled 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
- Preterm infants with severe brain injury demonstrate unstable physiological responses during maternal singing with music therapy: a randomized controlled study.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Trial
- Sleep Disorders and the Influence of Maternal Age in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- [Survey on sleep status and OSA-18 questionnaire among preschool children in Zhongshan City].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Late preterm as an often-overlooked group: the interplay of sleep, maternal mental health and sleep knowledge.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Parent-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of NICU Graduates in Their First Year: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Nurses' perspectives on implementing sleep protection for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 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
- Combining developmental and sleep health measures for autism spectrum disorder screening: an ECHO study.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- 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
- Best evidence summary of sleep protection in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a narrative review.Translational pediatrics · 2024Review
- Sleep-related disorders in children: A narrative review.Pediatric discovery · 2024Review
- Polysomnographically Defined Restless Sleep Disorder and Periodic Limb Movements during Sleep in Children Born Prematurely.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Sleep and 24-hour rhythm characteristics in preschool children born very preterm and full term.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Does sleep correlate with neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm and term infants in early-preschool children?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of the Effect of Nesting and Swaddling on Sleep Duration and Arousal Frequency among Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of caring sciences · 2022Article
- Association Between Sleep Duration and Intelligence Quotient in 6-Year-Old Children.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSleep undergoes changes from birth to adulthood, while sleep disorders are associated with various cognitive deficiencies in childhood. In parallel, prematurity is known to predispose to poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. Our aim is to provide literature data about factors influencing sleep in the premature infants and sleep outcomes in this population.
methodsA systematic review was conducted using a variety of health-related databases. Original research papers were considered and no year-of-publication restriction was placed.
resultsIn total, 22 articles fulfilled our selection criteria. Available studies present remarkable heterogeneity in terms of methodological design. Compared to full term, premature infants exhibit significant differences in sleep structure, which mainly include differences in electroencephalographic spectral values, in total sleep time and in arousal threshold. Furthermore, prematurity seems to be a risk factor of sleep breathing disorders in childhood and adolescence. Data about the effect of methylxanthines and the environment of neonatal intensive care unit is controversial. With regard to the impact of prematurity-related sleep disorders on future neurodevelopment, available research papers are generally few.
conclusionsThe alterations in sleep patterns are an outcome of prematurity (immaturity of nervous system) as well as of postnatal factors and comorbidities. Sleep problems in this population of infants seems to be a missing piece of the puzzle of impaired neurodevelopment. Future studies should focus on interventions to improve sleep hygiene and limit neurodevelopmental problems.
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