Neonatal Research Shorts : February 2026
Dereymaeker A, et al. Neonatal sleep physiology and early executive functioning in preterm children. Pediatr Res. 2026. In this observational study, the authors recorded sleep architecture overnight shortly prior to discharge of 76 preterm infants,…
Dereymaeker A, et al. Neonatal sleep physiology and early executive functioning in preterm children. Pediatr Res. 2026. In this observational study, the authors recorded sleep architecture overnight shortly prior to discharge of 76 preterm infants, averaging 30 weeks GA. The main finding was that infants with less sleep time (as a percentage of the recording) had more executive function problems. This was a single recording prior to discharge, and might not reflect total sleep problems during the hospitalisation, but is certainly suggestive that preterms need their sleep. Take Home Message…
