Exploring maternal perceptions of infant sleep and feeding method among mothers in the United Kingdom: A qualitative focus group study

AEF Rudzik, HL Ball - Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2016 - Springer
Background In a context with strong rhetorical support for breastfeeding in the health system,
yet extremely low rates of breastfeeding after hospital discharge, UK women's decisions …

[HTML][HTML] Association between breastfeeding and new mothers' sleep: a unique Australian time use study

JP Smith, RI Forrester - International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Infant sleep is of great interest to new parents. There is ongoing debate about
whether infants fed with breastmilk substitutes sleep longer than those exclusively or …

Breastfeeding and infant sleep patterns: an A ustralian population study

M Galbally, AJ Lewis, K McEgan… - … of paediatrics and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Our purpose was to determine if babies breastfed at 6 months of age were more
likely to wake at night and less likely to sleep alone than formula‐fed babies. Patients and …

[HTML][HTML] How do infant feeding method, sleeping location, and postpartum depression interact with maternal sleep quality?

L Newman, H Thorne, CC Gupta, M Sprajcer - Sleep Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
New mothers generally experience poor and/or disrupted sleep. A range of infant care and
mental health factors may impact new mothers' sleep quality. A cross-sectional online survey …

Breastfeeding, bed‐sharing, and infant sleep

HL Ball - Birth, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Expectations for infant sleep development and for the appropriate degree of
parental proximity for infant sleep are culturally weighted and historically shifting aspects of …

Maternal and infant sleep postpartum

E McGuire - Breastfeeding Review, 2013 - search.informit.org
There is no doubt that tiredness can be a major stress for new parents. Typically women's
sleep is disrupted in late pregnancy (Signal etal 2007), labour predominantly happens at …

Infant feeding type and maternal sleep during the postpartum period: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Srimoragot, PE Hershberger, C Park… - Journal of sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this meta‐analysis was to examine the associations among infant feeding types,
sleeping habits, and maternal sleep postpartum. Databases including Cumulative Index of …

Nobody actually tells you: a study of infant feeding

P Hoddinott, R Pill - British Journal of Midwifery, 1999 - magonlinelibrary.com
This article examines antenatal expectations and postnatal experiences of first-time mothers
to provide an insight into postnatal discontent and why so many women change their …

Does the feeding method affect the quality of infant and maternal sleep? A systematic review

D Manková, S Švancarová, E Štenclová - Infant Behavior and Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Breastfeeding brings many benefits to both mother and infant. Although, many women stop
breastfeeding their infants too soon. The perceived association between breastfeeding and …

Infant feeding methods and maternal sleep and daytime functioning

HE Montgomery-Downs, HM Clawges, EE Santy - Pediatrics, 2010 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to explore maternal actigraphically measured sleep,
subjective sleep reports, and daytime functioning on the basis of current feeding method …