Comforters and night waking.
Among 320 low birthweight infants seen at nine months post term those using a soft object, thumb, or fingers as comforter were significantly less likely to wake at night (9/96, 9%) than those with no comforter or using a dummy (66/224, 29%). Dummy users were as likely to wake (27/93, 29%) as those without a comforter (39/131, 30%).
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D001512:Bedding and Linens; D005260:Female; D005386:Fingersucking; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology*