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- Title
Spontaneous arousals in supine infants while swaddled and unswaddled during rapid eye movement and quiet sleep.
- Authors
Gerard, Claudia M; Harris, Kathleen A; Thach, Bradley T
- Abstract
Supine sleep is recommended for infants to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, but many parents report that their infants seem uncomfortable supine. Many cultures swaddle infants for sleep in the supine position. Swaddled infants are said to "sleep better"; presumably they sleep longer or with fewer arousals. However, there have been no studies of the effect of swaddling on spontaneous arousals during sleep. Arousal is initiated in brainstem centers and manifests as a sequence of reflexes: from sighs to startles and then to thrashing movements. Such "brainstem arousals" may progress to full arousal, but most do not.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2002, Vol 110, Issue 6, pe70
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.110.6.e70