UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...at toddlers with frequent sleep-related night-time crying (SRNC) were more likely to have irregular bedtimes and to have non-parental day care than were those without sleep-related night crying. And preschoolers who typically slept 9.5 to 10.5 hours per night were found less likely to experience SRNC than c...Study: Two brain systems regulate how we call for help
...s not a good idea to draw attention to yourself by crying out for help." The situation may be very similar for humans, Kalin says, and may provide a framework for understanding differences in emotional expressivity. "People who are less secure and more sensitive to potential threat are likely to have increa...Anti-depressants used during pregnancy linked to neonatal withdrawal syndrome
...aracterised by convulsions, irritability, abnormal crying and tremor- have been reported. Emilio Sanz (University of La Laguna, Spain) and colleagues screened the WHO database of adverse drug reactions for cases of neonatal convulsions and neonatal withdrawal syndrome associated with the use of SSRIs. The ...Pediatricians can help immigrant mothers by explaining child development, NICHD study suggests
...nt mothers said they believed that 3 to 6 hours of crying out of 24 is normal as said they didn't know how much crying was normal. If parents believe long periods of crying is normal, the authors noted, then they might...Circumcised newborns respond best to anesthetic relief
... judging from the baby's heart rate and time spent crying after the procedure, a new analysis finds. A syste... not totally, lower a baby's heart rate and reduce crying time -- two expressions of pain. Giving oral pain relievers or sugar solutions to the baby or playin...Dutch study highlights crying as risk factor for child abuse
...ld be more aware of the association between infant crying and potentially abusive parental behaviour, conclu...lly detrimental parental actions induced by infant crying in 3259 infants aged 16 months, in the Netherlands. Over 5% of parents reported having smothered, s...Identifying depression in preschoolers
..., recent changes in energy level, low self-esteem, crying and play themes involving death -- were much more common in children with depression than in those who had only ADHD or ODD without depression. In fact, among the children in this study, anhedonia was unique to those who were depressed. The research...Young children may cope better if they remember medical procedure details
...ho were distracted by talk of other subjects or by crying during the procedure provided less accurate accounts six months later. "Findings with adults suggest that the formulation of a coherent and structured, rather than fragmented and distorted, account of a stressful experience is positively associated w...Colic in infants linked to inability to digest apple juice, but not white grape juice
...e colicky infants fed apple juice experienced more crying and restlessness and slept significantly less as c...who drank apple juice exhibited significantly more crying during the study, expended more energy, slept less, and were less able to digest the carbohydrates i...Controlled crying reduces infant sleep problems
Teaching mothers how to implement controlled crying techniques can reduce infant sleep problems and sy...ion group received advice on the use of controlled crying methods. They also received a sleep management plan, information about normal sleep patterns in infa...UCSF scientists may have found link to early childhood tooth decay
...Latina childs mouth was aching and she was quietly crying herself to sleep. But the pain, disease and enormous costs of treatment for her tooth decay were all preventable, according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry. In a recent study published in The Journal...Preventive detention for people with personality disorder is wrong
...f certain selected offenders." He adds "There is a crying need for mental health services for severely personality disordered individuals...The British Government's proposals largely ignore the central issue of developing appropriate treatment services in favour of creating a system for locking up men and w......ake her joints ache so badly she can't moveor stop crying in pain. When Mollie was three she was diagnosed by her KaiserPermanente pediatrician with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmunedisease where her own white blood cells attack the healthy cells in her jointscausing excruciating pain, swelling a...Study suggests need for better pain management in newborns
...wobehaviors-- the time the babies spent fussing or crying and the time they spentsleeping. The babies were observed during four periods -- baseline, preparatory,procedure and recovery -- and the invasiveness of each procedure was ratedaccording to length of the procedure, amount of tissue damage and site of......started to function immediately. "She just started crying and weboth just cried," said Scarlett. Elaine passed the three-month post-transplant mark with only two minor threatsof rejection that required adjustments in medications, according to Scarlett.She is now thoroughly enjoying all the foods that patie...How Can Parents Treat Colic In Their Babies?
...: systematic review) Infantile colic - excessive crying in healthy, thriving infants - is a self -limiting condition which is usually resolved by the time a baby reaches three or four months, however the condition can cause a great deal of distress for the family. The cause of colic is still far from clea......like a sedative, almost immediately calmingfitful, crying babies, and keeping them calm even after they nolo...researchers showed thatnormal-term infants stopped crying when given a solutioncontaining 14 percent sucrose, or table sugar, and the postmatureinfants contin...