Development and evaluation of 'Sleep, Baby & You'-An approach to supporting parental well-being and responsive infant caregiving.

ABSTRACT: Disrupted parental sleep, presenting as post-partum fatigue and perceived as problematic infant sleep, is related to increased symptoms of depression and anxiety among new mothers and fathers. Previous research indicates that UK parents would value an approach that facilitates meeting their infants' needs while supporting their own sleep-related well-being throughout their infant's first year. Six initial stakeholder meetings were held with 15 practitioners and 6 parents with an interest in supporting parent-infant sleep needs, to explore existing service provision and identify gaps. The Possums Sleep Program developed and delivered in Brisbane, Australia in a GP clinic setting, was chosen as an appropriate approach. Working collaboratively with a stakeholder group, we translated the Possu

SUBMITTER: Ball HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7413483 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature