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Neuropediatrics 1971; 2(3): 335-342
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1091789
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© 1971 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Sleep States in the Newborn: Influence of Sound

Bruce Murray, Dugal Campbell
  • Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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1970

1970

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18 November 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Twelve new-born infants slept while exposed to 4 sound conditions (no sound; heart beat; white noise; white noise bursts) in a Latin square design. Observations were made of the succession of sleep states. White noise and heart beat reduced the period of time before the onset of regular sleep; the sound conditions influenced the duration of the regular sleep period. The results show that different sounds have different effects upon different stages of sleep.

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Infant - Sleep state - Sound