Various definitions of arousals have been used in infants. An international group of experts
has worked on a consensus for the scoring of arousals in healthy infants, aged between 1 …

Infants at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have been shown to have
dysfunctional sleep and poor arousal thresholds. In animal studies, both these attributes …

Background Dummy/pacifier use is protective for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS);
however, the mechanism/s for this are unknown. As impaired cardiovascular control may be …

Introduction. The supine sleep position is recommended to reduce sudden infant death
syndrome risk. Swaddling may improve adherence with supine placement. Aim. To assess …

Abstract Study Objective: Compared with control infants, those who will be future victims of
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) show a decreased arousability during sleep, with …

Evidence of impaired function of orexin neurons has been found in individuals with
cardiorespiratory disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sudden infant death …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of swaddling on infant arousability, particularly the
progression of subcortical activation (SCA) to full cortical arousal (CA), because impaired …

There are no outcome studies that track the long-term consequences of pediatric sleep
disorders or their contribution to adult sleep problems, but this is an area of increasing …

Study objectives: Preterm infants are at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS). We investigated whether the prone sleeping position impaired arousal from sleep in …

Background In June 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant
Positioning and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) made its first recommendation …