Gianni, M.L. (Maria Lorella)

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    Association between co‐sleeping in the first year of life and preschoolers ́ sleep patterns
    (Springer, 2024) Garrido, S. (Silvia); García, P. (Pilar); Cavallaro, G. (Giacomo); Garrido, F. (Felipe); González-Caballero, J.L. (Juan Luis); Raffaeli, G. (Genny); Atance, V. (Verónica); González, L. (Lucía); Gianni, M.L. (Maria Lorella)
    This study aimed to investigate the association between co-sleeping practiced during the first year of life and preschoolers' sleep patterns. A cross-sectional study including toddlers was designed to analyze their sleep patterns. The Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire, validated in Spanish, was used to measure sleep quality. A latent class analysis was performed to identify qualitative subgroups in the sample and explore the effects of co-sleeping. The sleep patterns of 276 children were analyzed. A total of 181 (65%) parents reported having practiced co-sleeping with their children. The latent class analysis identified a two-class solution with two different sleep patterns. One of them showed a worse quality sleep pattern, which had a significant association with having practiced co-sleeping during the first year of life, and with the fact that they were still sleeping in the parents' room, among other characteristics related to co-sleeping and parental concerns. Breastfeeding also showed association with a worse quality sleep pattern. Conclusion: Based on the present findings, co-sleeping during the first year of life appears to be associated with poor sleep patterns in young preschoolers.