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Night Waking in Infants: Effects of Providing Advice and Support for Parents
Author(s) -
Scott G.,
Richards M. P. M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1990.tb00797.x
Subject(s) - psychology , distress , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , surgery
A randomized controlled study was conducted with three groups of mothers with night waking infants < 18 mths. Groups received a specially written advice booklet and support visits, the booklet only or no intervention. A fourth group of non‐night waking infants acted as a comparison group. Mothers' estimates of waking frequency and infant sleep diaries and maternal well being measures were used to assess change. No significant differences in terms of outcome measures were found between three waking groups. Mothers of night wakers showed higher levels of distress than those in the sleeping group. Parents of wakers were positive about both the support they had received and the booklet.