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Do psychosocial sleep interventions improve infant sleep or maternal mood in the postnatal period? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Kempler, Liora, Sharpe, Louise, Miller, Christopher B., Bartlett, Delwyn J.·2016·Sleep Medicine Reviews
DOI 10.1016/j.smrv.2015.08.002
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Abstract

Sleep complaints are common amongst mothers of infants and insufficient, inefficient or fragmented sleep is associated with postnatal depression. The aim of this review is to determine whether psychosocial sleep-focused interventions offered in the perinatal period improve infant sleep or maternal mood. We searched PubMed, PsycInfo, EMBASE and CINAHL with no date restriction. We reviewed 1097 articles, resulting in nine papers (n = 1,656) that fit the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the analyses. The primary outcome was infant sleep, defined as maternal reports of infant nocturnal total sleep time and number of night-time wakes. The secondary outcome was maternal mood. The meta-analysis indicated improvements in reported infant nocturnal total sleep time (Hedge's g = 0.204, p < 0.01). However, there was no evidence for reducing infant night wakes (Hedge's g = 0.103, p = 0.134). There was evidence of maternal mood improvements (Hedge's g = 0.152, p = 0.014), however, this could have been influenced by publication bias. Psychosocial sleep interventions appear to impact the amount of sleep that a mother reports her baby to have, although the infants continue to wake as frequently. More research is needed to confirm whether sleep-related improvements can translate into improvements in maternal mood.

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  1. Hiscock, 2000, Infant sleep problems and postnatal depression: a community based study, Pediatr Res, 47, 27a

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Authors
Kempler, L., Sharpe, L., Miller, C. B., & Bartlett, D. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (AU)
Corresponding author
Kempler, Liora
ORCID
Venue
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-10
Volume
29
Pages
15-22
ISSN
1087-0792 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.smrv.2015.08.002
OpenAlex
W2120815927
Cited by
113
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
BUPA Health Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Health and Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
infant sleep, maternal mood, postpartum depression, psychosocial interventions, sleep interventions, perinatal period
MeSH terms
Affect, Female, Humans, Infant, Mothers, Sleep, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Postpartum Period

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