METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional study conducted from July to November 2021. A total of 151 new mothers of infants aged 6-12 months participated. All participants were divided into two different groups, the group of mothers who adopted the co-sleeping method from birth up to the time of the survey and the group of those who did not adopt co-sleeping at that time. The Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire-Revised Short Form (BISQ-R SF), the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and a questionnaire on mothers\' demographics were administered.
RESULTS: Regarding the mothers\' complaints, mothers who co-sleep with their children have lower sleep quality than those who do not co-sleep. In respect of the mothers\' mental health, there did not seem to be a statistically significant difference in the two groups. Regarding the difficulties during the sleep process, children who sleep with their parents seem to have more difficulties compared to the others (p = 0.008). It was also shown that co-sleeping children seem to have more disturbed sleep compared to those who sleep alone (p = 0.018), and a general trend obtained of a significantly higher number of awakenings for co-sleeping children (p < 0.001). Finally, breastfeeding appeared to be more related to the children of the present sample sleeping with their parents (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that co-sleeping is associated with more difficulties in infant and maternal sleep, but no direct correlation with maternal mental health was found. In addition, it showed a positive correlation of co-sleeping with breastfeeding.
方法:本研究是一项横断面研究,于2021年7月至11月进行。共有151名6-12个月婴儿的新母亲参加。所有参与者被分为两个不同的组,从出生到调查时采用共睡方法的母亲组,以及当时没有采用共睡方法的母亲组。简明婴儿睡眠问卷修订后的简短表格(BISQ-RSF),爱丁堡产后抑郁量表(EPDS),状态特质焦虑量表(STAI),并进行了一份关于母亲人口统计学的问卷。
结果:关于母亲的投诉,与孩子同睡的母亲的睡眠质量低于不同睡的母亲。关于母亲的心理健康,两组似乎没有统计学上的显著差异.关于睡眠过程中的困难,与父母一起睡觉的孩子似乎比其他人有更多的困难(p=0.008)。研究还表明,与单独睡觉的孩子相比,共同睡觉的孩子似乎睡眠更加不安(p=0.018),和一个普遍的趋势是,睡眠儿童的觉醒次数明显更高(p<0.001)。最后,母乳喂养似乎与本样本中与父母同睡的儿童更相关(p<0.001).
结论:这项研究表明,共同睡眠与婴儿和产妇睡眠困难有关,但没有发现与母亲心理健康的直接相关。此外,它显示睡眠与母乳喂养呈正相关。