NANIT LAB RESEARCH

Abstracts

Abstracts from our cutting-edge think tank of scientists, engineers, physicians, academic experts, and thought leaders
Sleep Health Parents’ Values Shape Parenting Practices and Beliefs that Impact Infant Sleep
This study asked whether parents’ values impacted parenting expectations related to infant sleep. 
Sleep Health Using Auto-Videosomnography to Study the Relation between Sleep and Nightwaking in Infancy
The aim of this study was to test whether auto-videosomnography, which has been shown to be as accurate as actigraphy for documenting infants’ sleep characteristics (Horger, et al., 2021), could ef...
Sleep Health Nocturnal parental involvement in infant sleep is associated with worse parental sleep, but only among fathers
This study investigated the associations between parent nocturnal interventions in infant sleep and parental sleep duration and subjective quality, accounting for infant’s age, infant nocturnal sle...
Sleep Health Partner involvement in infant care at night is associated with better maternal sleep postpartum
This study aimed to quantify the associations between maternal sleep duration and partner involvement in infant care at night.
Sleep Health Determinants of infant sleep health: bedtime behavioral factors, socioeconomic status, and parental perceived stress but not infant race/ethnicity are associated with infant sleep.
In this study, we aim to examine racial/ethnic differences in sleep in a sample of non-Hispanic White (NHW) and Hispanic infants between 6-12 months of age, accounting for socioeconomic status, par...
Sleep Health Links between parental education, infant nighttime sleep duration, and parental confidence in managing infant sleep
This study aimed to examine the associations between parental confidence and sleep among parents of infants who use a commercially available video sleep monitor and an associated mobile sleep healt...
Sleep Health Parental Report versus Auto-Videosomnography Assessment Of Children’s Sleep
This study aims to explore 1) the differences between parent reported vs auto-videosomnography assessed child’s sleep; and 2)  variables associated with differences of these two measures.
Sleep Health Objectively Measured Sleep Metrics in Infants and Toddlers undergoing Night-time Boots and Bar Brace Treatment for Clubfoot Compared to Age Matched Controls
The current study aimed to objectively measure sleep metrics in children who are following a standard Ponseti nighttime bracing regimen and compare clubfoot sleep metrics to age and geographically...
Sleep Health Assessing behavioral interventions for infant sleep problems using computer-vision technology
The current study aimed to assess parents' experiences in implementing infant behavioral sleep interventions (BSIS) in a real-world setting, and whether BSIS are linked with objective infant sleep...

Peer-Reviewed Published Studies

Sleep Health Melatonin use in infants and toddlers
The aim of this study was to examine various aspects of melatonin use by caregivers of infants and toddlers in the US.
Pediatric Health & Wellness The feasibility of remote measurement of infant sleep and motor development
The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of two remote data collection methods for studying sleep and motor development in infancy and the relationship between the two.
Sleep Health A preliminary study on the performance of the Nanit auto-videosomnography scoring system against observed video scoring and actigraphy to estimate sleep-wake states in infants.
The goal was to examine the performance of the Nanit auto-videosomnography scoring system as a measure of sleep-wake states in infants compared to observed video scoring and actigraphy.

About Nanit Lab

We've put together a cutting-edge think tank of scientists, engineers, physicians, academic experts, and thought leaders to develop best-in-class research among three primary pillars: Sleep Health, Postpartum Anxiety & Depression, and Pediatric Health and Wellness.