Infant sleep patterns can be both puzzling and concerning for new parents. Infants spend the majority of their first months in a sleep state, though their sleep cycles are very different from adults.

For the past several years, researchers at the University of Iowa’s Blumberg Lab have been working on a study to observe sleeping patterns in infants. The Blumberg Lab’s research focuses “on the ...

“My child wakes up at 2am and is up for 1-2 hours!” One of us remembers very clearly the first time her daughter ended up doing this. At around 14 months, she woke up in the middle of the night and ...

Why patterns change: Sleep needs shift as babies grow, with newborns sleeping up to 17 hours and older infants consolidating sleep into longer nighttime stretches. Safe sleep basics: Always place your ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Australian researchers have uncovered a startling link between infant ...

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Despite knowledge of and intention to follow safe sleep guidelines for infants, mothers often engaged in non-recommended sleep practices, a series of small focus groups and surveys showed. Among 25 ...

Most mothers who recently gave live birth in Illinois followed some of the recommended practices for infant sleep and care; however, only 19.3% followed all six recommendations, and adherence varied ...