Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, USA.
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, USA.
Infant Behav Dev. 2022 Feb;66:101664. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101664. Epub 2021 Dec 24.
Sleep during infancy contributes to the development and maintenance of infant regulatory functioning and may be an early risk marker for more difficult temperamental traits like negative reactivity. Further, maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may predispose individuals to greater sleep disturbances in adulthood and have been linked with sleep disturbances in both mothers and infants. Thus, examining maternal history of ACEs and maternal sleep difficulties during pregnancy and postpartum may provide insight into underlying risk factors affecting infant sleep difficulties and early temperament development. Fifty-nine mothers from a diverse, community sample (44% white) completed questionnaires on ACEs, maternal sleep, infant sleep, and infant temperament at 30-weeks gestation, 6-weeks postpartum, and 16-weeks postpartum. Results indicated that maternal ACES and sleep problems during pregnancy have long term implications for infant negative reactivity at 16-weeks, with significant indirect effects through maternal and infant sleep problems at 6-weeks. Addressing psychosocial functioning and prenatal sleep during pregnancy, particularly among women with high ACEs, may be a target of intervention to improve maternal and infant sleep health during the postpartum, and reduce the risk for difficult infant temperament.
婴儿期的睡眠有助于婴儿调节功能的发育和维持，并且可能是负面反应等更困难的气质特征的早期风险标志物。此外，母亲的童年逆境经历 (ACEs) 可能使个体在成年后更容易出现睡眠障碍，并且与母亲和婴儿的睡眠障碍都有关。因此，检查母亲 ACEs 的历史和怀孕期间及产后的母亲睡眠困难情况，可能有助于深入了解影响婴儿睡眠困难和早期气质发展的潜在风险因素。59 名来自不同社区样本的母亲（44%为白人）在 30 孕周、产后 6 周和 16 孕周时完成了 ACEs、母亲睡眠、婴儿睡眠和婴儿气质的问卷。结果表明，母亲 ACEs 和怀孕期间的睡眠问题对 16 周时婴儿的负面反应有长期影响，通过 6 周时母亲和婴儿的睡眠问题产生显著的间接影响。解决社会心理功能和怀孕期间的产前睡眠问题，特别是在 ACEs 较高的女性中，可能是干预的目标，以改善产后期间母亲和婴儿的睡眠健康，并降低婴儿气质困难的风险。
