Promoting Healthy Sleep Practices
Chapter 8 Promoting Healthy Sleep Practices Darius A. Loghmanee and Jamie A. Cvengros Introduction Of the myriad pediatric sleep disorders children in our society face, inadequate total sleep time provides…
Development of Sleep in Infants and Children
Chapter 3 Development of Sleep in Infants and Children Stephen H. Sheldon Sleep Onset Sleep onset is not an isolated event. Identification of an exact moment of transition from wakefulness…
Bedtime Problems and Night Wakings
Chapter 14 Bedtime Problems and Night Wakings Jodi A. Mindell and Melisa Moore Introduction In young children, bedtime difficulties and frequent night wakings are both common and persistent. It is…
Sleep Related Enuresis
Chapter 13 Sleep Related Enuresis Oscar Sans Capdevila Introduction The symptom of involuntary urine loss is termed urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence during the night (the terms bedwetting, enuresis, enuresis nocturna…
The Function, Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Sleep
Chapter 1 The Function, Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Sleep Stephen H. Sheldon Function of Sleep The first question asked of a biological function is an explanation of its purpose, yet…
Sleep and Colic
Chapter 10 Sleep and Colic Anat Cohen Engler, Tamar Etzioni and Giora Pillar Terminology and Definitions The most distinctive feature of infantile colic is excessive crying. Crying, especially in the…
Problems at birth and resuscitation
Chapter 2. Problems at birth and resuscitation Paediatric assistance is requested at around a quarter of all deliveries and some form of support is required in 40% of these cases….
Problems with prematurity
Chapter 5. Problems with prematurity The problems of prematurity are varied and can be complex. This chapter works through many of the problems that preterm infants face after delivery from…
