Title

Impact of swaddling techniques in enhancing sleep patterns among newborns

Authors

B.Mahalakshmi^1,*, Darji Raj Vinodkumar¹, N.B Mahalakshmi², N. Siva Subramanian³, P.JamunaRani⁴ & G. Dhana Priya⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315; India; ²Department of Pediatric Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu - 641048, India; ³Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315; India; ⁴Department of Psychiatric Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu – 641048, India; ⁵Department of Medical surgical Nursing, Madurai Apollo college of Nursing, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – 625017, India; *Corresponding author

Email

B. Mahalakshmi - E - mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
P. jamuna rani - E - mail: Jamunakumar2009@gmail.com
N Sivasubramanian - E - mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in Darji Raj Vinodkumar - E - mail: mahahasini14@gmail.com
N.B. Mahalakshmi - E - mail: mahalakshmi.n.b@kmchcon.ac.in
G. Dhana Priya - E - mail: dhanapriyabala@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

Swaddling is a traditional technique used to improve sleep quality among newborns by providing a secure, womb-like environment that may enhance relaxation and reduce arousals. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effectiveness of swaddling in promoting sleep patterns in a sample of 60 full-term newborns in a hospital setting. Participants were divided into an experimental group (n=30), who received swaddling, and a control group (n=30), who received routine care. Sleep patterns were assessed using the Anders and Chalemian Sleep Scoring Tool, categorizing sleep into mild, moderate, and deep. Findings revealed that swaddled newborns experienced significantly longer durations of deep sleep and fewer spontaneous arousals compared to the control group.

Keywords

Swaddling, newborn sleep patterns, infant sleep quality, sleep intervention, neonatal care

Citation

Mahalakshmi et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1849-1852 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.