- Covers normal and abnormal aspects of infant sleep and provides evidence-based tools to direct assessment and treatment of medical and behavioral sleep concerns.
- Discusses new protocols and treatments specific to children under 24 months of age.
- Highlights the unique evaluation and management of medical sleep disorders specific to infants, with a focus on special populations.
- Contains full-color illustrations throughout, including diagrams, photographs, and sleep studies (polysomnography).
- Distills a growing body of research related to the spectrum of medical and behavioral disorders in infant sleep in a single reference ideal for clinicians or researchers.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Table of Contents
1. Developmental Changes in EEG and Sleep Architecture From Prematurity Through Infancy 2. Circadian Development and Homeostatic Sleep Pressure 3. Infant Respiratory Physiology During Sleep 4. Behavioral Changes in Sleep During the First 2 Years 5. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 6. Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants: Including Polysomnography 7. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants 8. Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndromes and Other Disorders of Ventilation 9. Impact of Chronic Disease or Early Birth Complications on Sleep in Infancy 10. Sleep Disorders in Neurological Disorders and Sleep-Related Movement Disorders in Children Less Than 2 Years of Age 11. Insomnia in Infancy: Phenomenology and Links With Parental Factors 12. Intrinsic Factors Associated With Infant Insomnia: The Impact of Temperament and Development 13. Behavioral Sleep Assessment Methods 14. Behavioral Interventions for Infant Sleep Problems: Efficacy, Safety, Predictors, Moderators, and Future Directions 15. Infant Sleep Health Disparities and Cross-Cultural Differences