Parental Discontent with Infant Sleep During the First Two Years of Life

Problematic sleep in infants can have a high impact on families. We examined parental discontent with infant sleep in the first six months of life and parent-perceived problematic sleep during the second year of life. We used Sarphati Cohort data of 1471 children. During periodic youth health care v...

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Published in:Behavioral sleep medicine 2023-11, Vol.21 (6), p.727-740
Main Authors: Harskamp-van Ginkel, Margreet W., Imkamp, Nicola L.E., van Houtum, Lieke, Vrijkotte, Tanja G.M., Ben Haddi-Toutouh, Yassmina, Chinapaw, Mai J. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Clinical outcomes
Discontent
Family support
Health care
Infancy
Infants
Parents & parenting
Regression analysis
Sleep
Sleep disorders
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Summary:Problematic sleep in infants can have a high impact on families. We examined parental discontent with infant sleep in the first six months of life and parent-perceived problematic sleep during the second year of life. We used Sarphati Cohort data of 1471 children. During periodic youth health care visits in the first six months of life, professionals registered parental discontent with infant sleep. In the second year of life, parents filled out the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ), from which we defined parent-perceived problematic sleep and BISQ-defined problematic sleep. We examined the association of parental discontent with infant sleep during the first six months with both BISQ-derived outcomes up to age two, using multivariable logistic regression analysis. 26% of parents were discontented with infant sleep during the first six months of life. During the second year of life, 27% of the parents perceived their child's sleep as problematic, and 9% of the infants had BISQ-defined problematic sleep. Early parental discontent with infant sleep was associated with parent-perceived problematic sleep [adjusted OR 2.50 (95% CI 1.91-3.28)], and BISQ-defined problematic sleep [adjusted OR 1.88 (1.11-3.17)]. Early registered parental discontent with infant sleep was a predictor of parent-perceived problematic sleep in early toddlerhood. Registering parental discontent during infancy might enable professionals to identify a group of infants at risk for later problematic sleep. We recommend screening and parental support for sleep difficulties in an early stage.
ISSN:1540-2002
1540-2010
DOI:10.1080/15402002.2022.2156867