Night-time non-nutritive sucking in infants aged 1 to 5 months: relationship with infant state, breastfeeding, and bed-sharing versus room-sharing

Pollard, Katie; Fleming, Peter; Young, Jeanine; Sawczenko, A; Blair, Peter S

doi:10.1016/s0378-3782(99)00045-6

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“…The present study supports the observations from laboratory studies that bed-share infants engage in more feeding episodes and are checked by their mother more frequently than cot-sleeping infants. 23,[28][29][30] Mothers often identified ease of breastfeeding as a reason for bed sharing. Population studies also support an association between bed sharing and breastfeeding 31 and an association with breastfeeding persisting to an older infant age.…”

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Differences in Infant and Parent Behaviors During Routine Bed Sharing Compared With Cot Sleeping in the Home Setting

Baddock¹,

Galland²,

Bolton

et al. 2006

Pediatrics

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Bed-share infants without known risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) experience increased maternal touching and looking, increased breastfeeding, and faster and more frequent maternal responses. This high level of interaction is unlikely to occur if maternal arousal is impaired, for example, by alcohol or overtiredness. Increased head covering and side sleep position occur during bed-sharing, but whether these factors increase the risk of SIDS, as they do in cot sleeping, requires further investigation.

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Differences in Infant and Parent Behaviors During Routine Bed Sharing Compared With Cot Sleeping in the Home Setting

Baddock¹,

Galland²,

Bolton

et al. 2006

Pediatrics

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“…8 Simply advising against bed sharing, as the American Academy of Pediatrics did, 9 led to an unusual level of criticism, [10][11][12][13] which was attributable in part to the unique relationship between bed sharing and breastfeeding. Both cross-sectional epidemiological 1,14-16 and sleep laboratory 17,18 studies showed close links between the frequency and duration of breastfeeding and the practice of bed sharing. However, the question of whether bed sharing facilitates breastfeeding, breastfeeding leads to bed sharing, or both is difficult to answer definitively.…”

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Relationship Between Bed Sharing and Breastfeeding: Longitudinal, Population-Based Analysis

Blair¹,

Heron

Fleming³

2010

Pediatrics

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“…Pollard et al [42] studied night-time NNS habits in infants aged 1-5 months in a sleep laboratory; however, they defined NNS on a pacifier as having a pacifier in the mouth without distinguishing between active suckling and rest periods. Other investigators either studied infants who were awake or did not differentiate between sleep and wakefulness.…”

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Non-Nutritive Sucking Habits in Sleeping Infants

Hanzer¹,

Zotter²,

Sauseng

et al. 2009

Neonatology

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Background: Pacifier use has been postulated to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The responsible mechanisms are, however, unclear. Objectives: Since little is known about the non-nutritive sucking (NNS) habits of infants during sleep, we investigated NNS patterns and changes of physiological parameters during NNS in sleeping infants. Methods: Polygraphic recordings were performed in 12 infants with a median age of 55 days (range 7–82) who regularly used a pacifier during sleep. Episodes of active suckling (bursts) and quiescent periods were differentiated by video observations. We evaluated the time of suckling in relation to the total time of pacifier use, the median number of bursts per min, the median duration of single bursts and the median interval between 2 sequent bursts. In 48 randomly selected bursts, we additionally analyzed changes in heart rate, respiratory frequency and oxygen saturation compared to the 10-second period preceding the burst. Results: Median sleep time with a pacifier held in mouth was 31.3 min (13.0–117.6), of which 15.5% (6.4–36.7%) was spent with active suckling. The median number of bursts per min was 2.2 (1.2–4.5). The median duration of a burst was 3 s (1–22) and the median interval between 2 bursts was 10 s (1–1,434). Heart rate, respiratory frequency and oxygen saturation did not change significantly during suckling bursts. Conclusions: This pilot study presents important data for sucking habits in pacifier users which may provide a basis for further investigations concerning the efficacy of pacifiers in SIDS prophylaxis.

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Night-time non-nutritive sucking in infants aged 1 to 5 months: relationship with infant state, breastfeeding, and bed-sharing versus room-sharing

Cited by 28 publications

References 36 publications

Differences in Infant and Parent Behaviors During Routine Bed Sharing Compared With Cot Sleeping in the Home Setting

Differences in Infant and Parent Behaviors During Routine Bed Sharing Compared With Cot Sleeping in the Home Setting

Relationship Between Bed Sharing and Breastfeeding: Longitudinal, Population-Based Analysis

Non-Nutritive Sucking Habits in Sleeping Infants

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