title: Sleeping like a baby? Infant sleep: impact on caregivers and current controversies.
abstract: This annotation discusses definitions of 'sleep problems', the impacts of infant sleep on maternal and paternal well-being, and the evidence behind two areas of current controversy - the role of attachment versus behaviourally based parenting in infant sleep and management strategies for sleep problems in infants aged less than 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiscock
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: cry; infant; mental health; parent; sleep