Normal Sleep Flashcards
What breathing abnormality will most pregnant women have in the third trimester?
Hypoventilation (which will cause hypercapnea) due to high progesterone levels
What will snoring in pregnancy often cause?
HTN (pre-eclampsia)
Does snoring in pregnancy cause problems with the baby?
Yes. Lower Apgar score and lower birth weight.
What sleep pattern is seen in newborns before circadian entrainment occurs?
Polyphasic sleep. Several sleep episodes that occur both during the day and night.
Sleep duration of a 1 year old
13 to 15 hours (2 to 3 hours of this is napping)
How many naps does a 1 year old typically take?
2 naps
At what age should naps stop
By age 6. If they still nap it usually means sleep deprivation or a sleep disorder.
What effect does sleep deprivation have with increasing age?
Resistance to sleep deprivation increases with age
Sleep by Age Range
Newborns: Duration? Unique characteristics?
Sleep 16-18 hours per day (5 to 10 hours napping)
Sleep is polyphasic
50% REM
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What appears at 2 to 3 months
Sleep spindles appear
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3 to 4 months. What changes?
Major sleep period is at night
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4 to 4.5 months: What happens to the sleep stages?
Stages N1, N2 and N3 can be ascertained
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5 months: What first appears?
K complexes appear
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1 year: Duration of napping % of REM sleep?
2 to 3 hours napping
30% REM
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14 to 17 years: Sleep duration? What change in sleep phases?
8 to 10 hours sleep per day (no naps)
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1 to 2 years: Sleep duration?
11 to 14 hours sleep per day (1.5 to 2.5 hours napping)
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6 to 13 years: Sleep duration?
9 to 11 hours sleep per day
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3 to 5 years: Sleep duration?
10 to 13 hours sleep per day (0 to 2.5 hours napping)
