Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants.
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Field, T; Field, T; Cullen, C; Largie, S; Diego, M; Schanberg, S; Kuhn, C
Published in: Early Hum Dev
June 2008
Very young infants were given a bath with or without lavender-scented bath oil. The mothers in the lavender bath oil group were more relaxed, smiled and touched their infants more during the bath. Their infants looked at them a greater percentage of the bath time and cried less and spent more time in deep sleep after bath. The cortisol levels of this group of mothers and infants significantly decreased, confirming the behavioral data showing increased relaxation of the mothers and their infants. These findings support a body of research showing the relaxing and sleep-inducing properties of lavender aroma.
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Early Hum Dev
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0378-3782
Publication Date
June 2008
Volume
84
Issue
6
Start / End Page
399 / 401
Location
Ireland
Related Subject Headings
- Stress, Psychological
- Sleep
- Plant Oils
- Pediatrics
- Oils, Volatile
- Male
- Lamiaceae
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant Care
- Infant Behavior
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Field, T., Cullen, C., Largie, S., Diego, M., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2008). Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants. Early Hum Dev, 84(6), 399–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.10.008
Field, Tiffany, Tory Field, Christy Cullen, Shay Largie, Miguel Diego, Saul Schanberg, and Cynthia Kuhn. “Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants.” Early Hum Dev 84, no. 6 (June 2008): 399–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.10.008.
Field T, Cullen C, Largie S, Diego M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants. Early Hum Dev. 2008 Jun;84(6):399–401.
Field, Tiffany, et al. “Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants.” Early Hum Dev, vol. 84, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 399–401. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.10.008.
Field T, Cullen C, Largie S, Diego M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants. Early Hum Dev. 2008 Jun;84(6):399–401.
Published In
Early Hum Dev
DOI
ISSN
0378-3782
Publication Date
June 2008
Volume
84
Issue
6
Start / End Page
399 / 401
Location
Ireland
Related Subject Headings
- Stress, Psychological
- Sleep
- Plant Oils
- Pediatrics
- Oils, Volatile
- Male
- Lamiaceae
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant Care
- Infant Behavior