Association between breastfeeding and sleep patterns in infants and preschool children.

Nur K Abdul JafarElaine K H ThamWei W PangDoris FokMei C ChuaOon-Hoe TeohDaniel Y T GohLynette P-C ShekFabian YapKok H TanPeter D GluckmanYap-Seng ChongMichael J MeaneyBirit F P BroekmanShirong Cai

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

Despite more night awakenings, fully breastfed infants have overall longer night- and total-sleep durations (sleep trajectories) than formula-fed infants.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
depressive symptoms
preterm infants
human milk
low birth weight