Optimizing Sleep, Maternal-Offspring Bonding, and Sleep in the Maternity Ward

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating how using a co-sleeping crib compared to a standard crib affects sleep quality and bonding between mothers and their newborns in maternity wards. This observational, randomized, controlled study includes adult mothers who are breastfeeding and hospitalized after full-term delivery. The aim is to understand if co-sleeping improves sleep for both mother and infant and enhances their bonding while reducing maternal stress. Participants are randomly assigned to either a co-sleeping crib group or a standard crib group during their stay in the maternity ward. Mothers and newborns will wear actimeters, which are wrist and ankle bracelets respectively, to non-invasively record sleep data from the start of use until discharge around 3 days. Mothers will also complete questionnaires assessing anxiety, stress, sleep quality, postpartum depression risk, and bonding with their infant. During the study, researchers will collect sleep measurements, maternal stress levels, and bonding evaluations using both the actimeters and validated questionnaires. The main outcome is the total sleep time over 4 months. Additional outcomes include newborn sleep quality, correlations between temperature and sleep, effects on breastfeeding duration, and any sleep pattern changes or breastfeeding complications. The study runs through August 2027, with close monitoring during the maternity stay and follow-up assessments over 4 months.

Optimizing Sleep Maternal-Offspring Bonding and Sleep in the Maternity Ward