Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to examine the association between toddlers' sleep arrangements and their nighttime sleep duration and other sleep variables. For this investigation, we performed a study in which child activity and sleep levels were recorded using actigraphy. The parents of 1.5-year-old toddlers (n = 106) were asked to attach an actigraphy unit to their child’s waist with an adjustable elastic belt and complete a sleep diary for 7 consecutive days. Questionnaires were used to assess the sleep arrangements of the toddlers. There was a significant negative correlation between nap duration and nighttime sleep duration, suggesting that longer nap sleep induces shorter nighttime sleep duration. Among the sleep arrangements, such as nighttime breastfeeding or co-sleeping, only nighttime breastfeeding predicted shorter nighttime sleep duration. Our findings indicate that shorter naps induce a longer nighttime sleep in 1.5-year-old toddlers while nighttime breastfeeding decreases their nighttime sleep duration.

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Title
Daytime nap and nighttime breastfeeding are associated with toddlers’ nighttime sleep
Author
Nakagawa Machiko 1 ; Ohta Hidenobu 2 ; Shimabukuro Rinshu 3 ; Asaka Yoko 4 ; Nakazawa Takayo 5 ; Oishi Yoshihisa 6 ; Hirata Michio 3 ; Ando Akiko 5 ; Ikeda, Takashi 7 ; Yoshimura Yuko 8 ; Mitani Yusuke 9 ; Kaneshi Yousuke 5 ; Morioka Keita 5 ; Fukutomi Rika 10 ; Kobayashi Kyoko 10 ; Ozawa Miwa 3 ; Takeshima Masahiro 11 ; Mishima Kazuo 11 ; Kikuchi Mitsuru 7 ; Cho, Kazutoshi 5 ; Yoda Hitoshi 12 ; Kusakawa Isao 13 

 St. Luke’s International Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Chuo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.430395.8); St. Luke’s International University, Pediatric Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing Science, Chuo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.419588.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 0318 6320); Toho University Omori Medical Center, Department of Neonatology, Ota-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.452874.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1771 2506) 
 Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita, Japan (GRID:grid.251924.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 0725 8504); National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, Kodaira, Japan (GRID:grid.419280.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1763 8916); Asai Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Chiba, Japan (GRID:grid.419280.6) 
 St. Luke’s International Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Chuo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.430395.8) 
 Hokkaido University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sapporo, Japan (GRID:grid.39158.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 7691) 
 Hokkaido University Hospital, Maternity and Perinatal Care Center, Sapporo, Japan (GRID:grid.412167.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 0378 6088) 
 Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Shibuya-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.414929.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 1763 7921) 
 Kanazawa University, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa, Japan (GRID:grid.9707.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2308 3329) 
 Kanazawa University, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa, Japan (GRID:grid.9707.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2308 3329); Kanazawa University, Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan (GRID:grid.9707.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2308 3329) 
 Kanazawa University, Department of Pediatrics, Kanazawa, Japan (GRID:grid.9707.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2308 3329) 
10  St. Luke’s International University, Pediatric Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing Science, Chuo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.419588.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 0318 6320) 
11  Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita, Japan (GRID:grid.251924.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 0725 8504) 
12  Toho University Omori Medical Center, Department of Neonatology, Ota-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.452874.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1771 2506) 
13  St. Luke’s International Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Chuo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.430395.8); St. Luke’s International University, Pediatric Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing Science, Chuo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.419588.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 0318 6320) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2486310558
Copyright
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