Preterm infants prefer to be awake at night

Authors
Giganti, F Fagioli, I Ficca, G Cioni, G Salzarulo, P
Citation
F. Giganti et al., Preterm infants prefer to be awake at night, NEUROSCI L, 312(1), 2001, pp. 55-57
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
ISSN journal
03043940 → ACNP
Volume
312
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
55 - 57
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3940(20011012)312:1<55:PIPTBA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Wakefulness distribution during a 24-h period was studied in ten low-risk p reterm and near term infants through video-recording. The highest amount of wakefulness was found in the night-time period between 02:00 and 05:00 h. This result is different from what was observed in infants during the first year of life, and similar to what was found in the foetus. (C) 2001 Elsevi er Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.