HD FS 428 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Disorder

• School: PSU
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HD FS 428
• Professor: Molly Countermine

Document Summary

Sleeping from one hour after bedtime until the start of the next day". Not waking or disturbing the parents between midnight and 5am". Regardless of how a childhood sleep disorder is characterized, there is one essential element: parent"s perception of the sleep behavior as problematic. Although parents may perceive the failure of their infant to attain regular sleeping through the night as a problem: this is simply a feature of normal maturation. Sudden death of an infant: not predicted by medical history, remains unexplained after: Leading cause of non-accidental death: industrialized countries. 90% of sids deaths occur: before 6 months of age. Still occurs within 12 months and after 6 months of age. Happens in a crib: cot death, sudden unexpected infant death (suid) While the cause is still unknown: sids is most likely related to: Baby has an episode of sleep apnea: this is normal. Then, brain forgets to start breathing again.