Ball Helen L, Keegan Alice-Amber
Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK.
NPJ Digit Med. 2022 Dec 21;5(1):185. doi: 10.1038/s41746-022-00732-4.
Digital technology is increasingly important in people’s lives, particularly for new parents as it allows them to access information, stay connected to peers and offers them seductive solutions for improving infant sleep and parental well-being. Digital technology has been developed to support parents in the following four ways: (1) providing digital information on infant sleep, (2) offering targeted support for night-time care, (3) managing infant sleep and (4) monitoring infant sleep and safety. Evidence on the effectiveness of these strategies is varied and there are concerns regarding the reliability of information, use of personal data, commercial exploitation of parents, and the effects of replacing caregiver presence with digital technology.
数字技术在人们的生活中越来越重要,对于初为父母者而言尤其如此,因为它能让他们获取信息、与同龄人保持联系,并为改善婴儿睡眠和父母幸福感提供诱人的解决方案。数字技术的发展主要从以下四个方面为父母提供支持:(1)提供有关婴儿睡眠的数字信息;(2)为夜间护理提供针对性支持;(3)管理婴儿睡眠;(4)监测婴儿睡眠和安全。这些策略的有效性证据不一,人们还对信息的可靠性、个人数据的使用、对父母的商业剥削以及用数字技术取代照顾者陪伴所产生的影响表示担忧。