Preventing early infant sleep and crying problems and postnatal depression: A randomized trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Hiscock, Harriet ^a,b   Cook, Fallon ^a,c   Bayer, Jordana ^a,d   Le, Ha N D ^e   Mensah, Fiona ^a,b   Cann, Warren ^c   Symon, Brian ^f   St James Roberts, Ian ^g  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colic; Infant; Postpartum depression; Randomized controlled trial; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL CRYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TELECONSULTATION; WAKEFULNESS;

COLIC; INFANT; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CRYING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84893213813     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1886     Document Type: Article

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