A flow from screening to diagnostics
Denmark was one of the first countries in the world to introduce a universal and free-of-charge offer of combined first-trimester screening (CFTS) for chromosomal anomalies to all pregnant women. In…
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Whole-exome sequencing: A changing landscape of prenatal counseling
Introduction The introduction of whole-exome sequencing (WES) in prenatal diagnostics results in an increase in resolution and diagnostic yield. This is, however, not the first time a new technique changes…
From the consulting room: personal narratives of giving prenatal information about fetal anomalies
Clinical narratives I (HW) would like to introduce you to Mrs. Liesbeth Noomen and her husband Niels, who visited the out-patient clinic of my university hospital in Rotterdam, the Netherlands….
Infant sleep health disparities and cross-cultural differences
Infant sleep health disparities and cross-cultural differences The National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) defines a health disparity as a health difference that adversely affects disadvantaged populations,…
Behavioral interventions for infant sleep problems: Efficacy, safety, predictors, moderators, and future directions
Introduction Pediatric insomnia is highly prevalent, with an estimated 15% to 30% of infants and toddlers having difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep, prolonged nighttime wakefulness, and high dependency on external…
Behavioral sleep assessment methods
Background/rationale It is important for care providers who are promoting healthy sleep for infants and toddlers to be familiar with empirical data to inform their areas of assessment. The background/rationale…
Intrinsic factors associated with infant insomnia: The impact of temperament and development
Intrinsic factors associated with infant insomnia: The impact of temperament and development Development of infant sleep processes The development of infant sleep processes occurs parallel to and in conjunction with…
Insomnia in infancy: Phenomenology and links with parental factors
Introduction The main purpose of this chapter is to highlight the various factors that contribute to the development of early childhood insomnia in the context of the transactional model of…
Sleep disorders in neurological disorders and sleep-related movement disorders in children less than 2 years of age
Sleep in early life plays crucial roles in optimal neural and cognitive brain development, cortical maturation, and brain connectivity. Complex bidirectional relationships between sleep and development are observed in infants….
Impact of chronic disease or early birth complications on sleep in infancy
Introduction This chapter addresses problems with sleep, and primarily breathing during sleep, among several groups of infants with potentially chronic diseases that can be identified at birth or that appear…
