Infant activity and sleep behaviors in a maternal and infant home visiting project among rural, southern, African American women

Infant activity and sleep behaviors in a maternal and infant home visiting project among rural, southern, African American women

Abstract Background Physical inactivity and inadequate amounts of sleep are two potential causes for excessive weight gain in infancy. Thus, parents and caregivers of infants need to be educated about decreasing infant sedentary behavior, increasing infant unrestrained floor time, as well as age spe...

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Main Authors: Jessica L. Thomson, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Melissa H. Goodman, Alicia S. Landry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
Subjects:
Infant
Non-confinement time
Sleep duration
African American
Home visiting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40748-018-0078-0

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