Association between colic and sleep problems in infancy and subsequent development, emotional and behavioral problems: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep and colic problems in infancy have been linked to adverse health outcome, but there is limited knowledge of the association between sleep and colic problems in infancy and subsequent development, emotional and behavior problems in young children. The aim of the present study was to examine whether there is an associations between infants' crying and sleep problems at 6 months and behavioral and development problems at 18 months, 3 and 5 years.

Methods

This study is based on the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), conducted at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from June 1999 to December 2008. A total of 86,724 children were included. Colic and sleep (sleep duration, nocturnal awakenings and easy to put to bed) was assessed by mother

SUBMITTER: Valla L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7788887 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature