Penurunan Kecemasan Ibu Dan Perbaikan Status Bangun-Tidur BBLR Melalui Perawatan Metode Kanguru

Clinical condition and treatment at Low Birth Weight Infants (LBW) in the intensive care unit affects sleep-wake status andcauses anxiety for the mother. The aims of this study is to identify the influence of methods of kangaroo care on maternalanxiety and sleep-wake status of LBW. The design of this study was one group pretest posttest design with sample of 16 mothersand low birth weight in a hospital in Surabaya by consecutive sampling. Maternal anxiety was measured with the PSS: NICUand sleep-wake status with Brazelton scale modified by Priya. The result of statistical analysis test using Wilcoxon Sign RankTest and Friedman test showed there are significant difference (p= 0.000; α= 0.05). KMC has a significant influence onchanges in maternal anxiety and sleep-wake status of LBW. Health care provider are recommended to develop KMC forimprovement of maternal health status, as well as the optimal infant growth and development

Factors affecting the sleep of one-year-olds : a pilot study using objective monitoring of New Zealand infants : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Sleep takes time to mature and in infancy the structure and cycle of sleep differs greatly to that of adults. Data concerning normative sleep of infants is lacking due to few studies using objective measures. Factors affecting infants' sleep are both intrinsic and extrinsic in nature. The causes of problematic sleep are not well understood. This study aimed to pilot a methodology involving 1 week of actigraphy monitoring of 1-year-olds, as well as collecting normative data concerning sleep and sleep ecology through questionnaires and diaries. Potential factors contributing to sleep quantity, quality and maturation were investigated. Sleeping problems were reported in 35% of the sample of 52 Wellington infants. Current breastfeeding, time awake at night, and poor evening mood were all associated with problem sleep. Short sleep duration and more instances of being put to bed were also significant predictors of reporting problem sleep. Infants were typically rated in a poorer mood and exhibited more bedtime problems at the weekend. Longer sleep onset latencies and poorer sleep efficiency were identified by actigraphy on weekend evenings. The timing of sleep did not differ between genders or between week days and weekends, or childcare and non-childcare days. Mixed model analysis of variance indicated that the maturation and quality of sleep were significantly correlated with age and stages of cognitive and motor development. Sleep duration did not correlate with ponderal index, possibly due to the young age group as well as underrepresentation of short sleeping or overweight infants. Results support previous studies in western societies and autonomous sleeping is common. Potential mechanisms behind relationships between sleep and feeding, temperament and development are discussed. Strengths and limitations of methods and procedures are assessed. Actigraphic recording of 1-year-olds is demonstrated to be a useful and reliable tool for studying sleep of infants and the results contribute to normative data. Future studies in NZ should consider recruiting a more representative sample and incorporate a longitudinal design to further assess the relationships highlighted here and in previous research

An FPGA-based infant monitoring system

We have designed an automated visual surveillance system for monitoring sleeping infants. The low-level image processing is implemented on an embedded Xilinx’s Virtex II XC2v6000 FPGA and quantifies the level of scene activity using a specially designed background subtraction algorithm. We present our algorithm and show how we have optimised it for this platform

Sleep

There is much received wisdom on infant sleep and new parents will find that just about everyone they speak to has an opinion – where, how much, how often. For parents, understanding infant sleep and adapting to new patterns and behaviours can be one of the biggest challenges in the early years. Unsurprisingly, sleep is one of the main concerns presented by parents to child and family health nurses. By giving parents information about sleep, they can be better prepared to promote and support healthy sleep patterns in their infants (Middlemiss, 2004). During sleep we all go through cycles of deep and light sleep. An adult’s sleep cycle lasts around 90 minutes, but an infant’s cycle is shorter, lasting 20 to 50 minutes. Deep sleep is quiet sleep; babies are mostly still and breathe evenly, but will sometimes jerk or startle. During light, active sleep, babies look restless, groan, sometimes open their eyes and even wake up completely. The amount of time we spend in each phase of sleep varies depending on age. Newborns spend about half their sleeping time in a light, active sleep, but by three years old, only one third of sleep time is active. This continues to reduce as children grow older. Understanding the physiological basics of sleep – cycles, patterns, phases and how much we need at different ages – can help health professionals and parents make better sense of infant sleep behaviours. For example, frequent night waking can be a problem for some parents but is in fact a normal part of an infant’s sleep cycle. There’s even an argument that night waking serves protective functions by allowing frequent feeding and creating the opportunity for emotional reconnection and brain stimulation. It may be helpful for parents to focus on improving their infant’s ability to self-settle rather than on the frequent waking.&nbsp

Dietary Prebiotics and Bioactive Milk Fractions Improve NREM Sleep, Enhance REM Sleep Rebound and Attenuate the Stress-Induced Decrease in Diurnal Temperature and Gut Microbial Alpha Diversity.

Severe, repeated or chronic stress produces negative health outcomes including disruptions of the sleep/wake cycle and gut microbial dysbiosis. Diets rich in prebiotics and glycoproteins impact the gut microbiota and may increase gut microbial species that reduce the impact of stress. This experiment tested the hypothesis that consumption of dietary prebiotics, lactoferrin (Lf) and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) will reduce the negative physiological impacts of stress. Male F344 rats, postnatal day (PND) 24, received a diet with prebiotics, Lf and MFGM (test) or a calorically matched control diet. Fecal samples were collected on PND 35/70/91 for 16S rRNA sequencing to examine microbial composition and, in a subset of rats; Lactobacillus rhamnosus was measured using selective culture. On PND 59, biotelemetry devices were implanted to record sleep/wake electroencephalographic (EEG). Rats were exposed to an acute stressor (100, 1.5 mA, tail shocks) on PND 87 and recordings continued until PND 94. Test diet, compared to control diet, increased fecal Lactobacillus rhamnosus colony forming units (CFU), facilitated non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep consolidation (PND 71/72) and enhanced rapid eye movement (REM) sleep rebound after stressor exposure (PND 87). Rats fed control diet had stress-induced reductions in alpha diversity and diurnal amplitude of temperature, which were attenuated by the test diet (PND 91). Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed a significant linear relationship between early-life Deferribacteres (PND 35) and longer NREM sleep episodes (PND 71/72). A diet containing prebiotics, Lf and MFGM enhanced sleep quality, which was related to changes in gut bacteria and modulated the impact of stress on sleep, diurnal rhythms and the gut microbiota

Faculty concert: Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano, and Shiela Kibbe, piano

This is the concert program of the Faculty Concert performance on Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. The performance features faculty members Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano, and Shiela Kibbe, piano. The works performed were Le travail du peintre (Eluard) by Francis Poulenc, Abendstern, Am Strande (Burns), Die dute Nacht, die ich dir sage (Ruckert), Lorelei (Heine) all by Clara Schumann, A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 by Benjamin Britten, and Siete Canciones populares Espanolas by Manuel de Falla. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood

Explains the need to design early childhood policies and programs to provide stable and responsive relationships; safe and supportive physical, chemical, and built environments; and sound nutrition for lifelong health promotion and disease prevention