Duration of sleep in Mexican infants, need for education in sleep hygiene

Authors

  • Lilí Serrano Mata Universidad Veracruzana
  • Montserrat Melgarejo Gutiérrez Universidad Veracruzana
  • Socorro Herrera Meza Universidad Veracruzana

Keywords:

dyads, infants, total sleep duration, sleephygiene

Abstract

Introduction: Infants leepis a subject that at some point in life disturbs many fathers and mothers. Definingwhatis a normal sleep pattern in childhood is complicated, due to the various factors that determine it. Objetive: Evaluate the total duration of sleep in infants. Methods: A total of 38 dyads in the lactatingst age were evaluated, the mothers completed for a week their children's sleep diary. Results: Total duration of infantsleep in 24 hours, had anaverage of 11.33 hours. Conclusion: Mexican childrens leep between two and three hours less according to the National Sleep Foundation parameters. It is necessary to establish educations trategies in order to promot esleephygiene from an early age.

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Author Biography

Lilí Serrano Mata, Universidad Veracruzana

Doctora en Psicología, Maestra en Psicoterapia Infantil, Licenciada en Psicología. Actualmente docente en la facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Veracruzana.

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2018-10-06

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Serrano Mata L, Melgarejo Gutiérrez M, Herrera Meza S. Duration of sleep in Mexican infants, need for education in sleep hygiene. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 6 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];12(4):477-81. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/969

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Vol. 12 No. 4 (2018): October-December

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Comunications

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