Long-term impact of techniques used to manage sleep disturbance in the under-5s: a rapid systematic review

Mancz, Gilly and Wigley, Wendy (2019) Long-term impact of techniques used to manage sleep disturbance in the under-5s: a rapid systematic review. Journal of Health Visiting, 7 (4), 180-194.

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Abstract

Behavioural insomnia is common in under-fives and modified extinction interventions are the recommended treatment. There is contention regarding whether techniques that promote ignoring a child’s distress causes potential damage to infant mental health and the mother-child bond. A rapid review of the literature was undertaken to explore the association between use of behavioural interventions and infant mental health, and/or maternal mental health and/or parent-child attachment. Three themes were identified from the literature; (1) the impact of behavioural interventions on infant and maternal mental health, (2) behavioural interventions and maternal mood and/or stress, (3)J parental perceptions of behavioural interventions on their child and themselves. The key recommendations and implications for practice are explored and clarified.

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