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Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants.

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Park, J; Silva, SG; Thoyre, SM; Brandon, DH
Published in: Nursing research
January 2020

Previous studies demonstrated a short-term relationship between infant sleep-wake states and oral feeding performance, with state being an indication of infants' neurobehavioral readiness for feeding. However, the relationship between sleep-wake states and feeding skills has not been evaluated longitudinally during hospitalization.The purpose of this study was to examine preterm infants' sleep-wake state developmental trajectories and their associations with feeding progression during hospitalization.This descriptive and exploratory study was a secondary analysis using data from a longitudinal two-group, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of early and late cycled light on health and developmental outcomes among extremely preterm infants who were born ≤28 weeks of gestational age. Sleep-wake states were assessed for two 2-hour interfeeding periods per day (day and night hours), 30 weeks postmenstrual age, and every 3 weeks until discharge. Occurrences of active sleep, quiet sleep, and waking were recorded every 10 seconds. Feeding progression was assessed based on an infant's postmenstrual age at five milestones: first enteral feeding, full enteral feeding, first oral feeding, half oral feeding, and full oral feeding. Trajectory analyses were used to describe developmental changes in sleep-wake states, feeding progression patterns, and associations between feeding progression and sleep-wake trajectories.Active sleep decreased while waking, and quiet sleep increased during hospitalization. Two distinct feeding groups were identified: typical and delayed feeding progression. In infants with delayed feeding progression, rates of active and quiet sleep development during the day were delayed compared to those with typical feeding progression. We also found that infants with delayed feeding progression were more likely to be awake more often during the night compared to infants with typical feeding progression.Findings suggest that delays in sleep-wake state development may be associated with delays in feeding progression during hospitalization. Infants with delayed feeding skill development may require more environmental protection to further support their sleep development.

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Nursing research

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1538-9847

ISSN

0029-6562

Publication Date

January 2020

Volume

69

Issue

1

Start / End Page

22 / 30

Related Subject Headings

  • Sleep Wake Disorders
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Infant Behavior
  • Infant
  • Humans
 

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Park, J., Silva, S. G., Thoyre, S. M., & Brandon, D. H. (2020). Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants. Nursing Research, 69(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000395
Park, Jinhee, Susan G. Silva, Suzanne M. Thoyre, and Debra H. Brandon. “Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants.Nursing Research 69, no. 1 (January 2020): 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000395.
Park J, Silva SG, Thoyre SM, Brandon DH. Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants. Nursing research. 2020 Jan;69(1):22–30.
Park, Jinhee, et al. “Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants.Nursing Research, vol. 69, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. 22–30. Epmc, doi:10.1097/nnr.0000000000000395.
Park J, Silva SG, Thoyre SM, Brandon DH. Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants. Nursing research. 2020 Jan;69(1):22–30.

Published In

Nursing research

DOI

EISSN

1538-9847

ISSN

0029-6562

Publication Date

January 2020

Volume

69

Issue

1

Start / End Page

22 / 30

Related Subject Headings

  • Sleep Wake Disorders
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Infant Behavior
  • Infant
  • Humans