Tips for Infant and Parent Sleep (TIPS)
Sleep Deprivation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sleep Deprivation focused on measuring sleep, neonates, mothers, behavioural intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Singleton baby born at GA >37 weeks baby 8 hours to 7 days old Mother age 16-50 years Normal, healthy infant as described in newborn examination First time parents living in the Greater Toronto Area Mother planning to provide fulltime care to her infant for at least the first six weeks after discharge home Exclusion Criteria: Maternal or infant complications requiring prolonged hospital stay Previous stillbirth or neonatal death Maternal chronic illness Maternal use of medications that affect sleep (e.g. benzodiazepines, any sleep aid) Known drug or alcohol use beyond occasional social use Smoking two packs a day or more Either parent has a diagnosed sleep disorder (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy) Mother's partner is working night shifts Mother unable to read or understand English No telephone in the home Involvement in another research protocol involving sleep
Sites / Locations
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Sunnybrook & Women's Health Sciences Centre - Women's College Campus
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Usual care
TIPS Intervention