Journal of Women's Health Care
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Yoko Asaka

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• Research Article
  Sleep Pattern of Japanese Infants and Their Mother's Parenting Stress
  Author(s): Yoko Asaka Yoko Asaka
  
  Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleep of healthy infants and their mother’s parenting stress in Japan. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Data obtained from 48 healthy mothers and their infants aged from 6-month old to 24-month old were studied. The mothers completed questionnaires including the Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI Short Form), and infant’s sleep measures were assessed by an actigraph (Micro-mini RC, Ambulatory Monitoring Inc., Ardsley, NY). Results: All infants, except one, shared a room with their mothers for sleeping. Of these infants, 22 infants shared a bed with their mothers. Sleep measures including sleep quality showed developmental change along with their age. However, the score of maternal parenting stress did not change. Maternal parentin.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000132

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