Treating Infant Behavioural Sleep Problems as a Public Health Issue
March 5, 2010 - University of Victoria - Victoria, BC
Infant sleep problems are a serious impediment to children's healthy growth and development. This workshop, led by infant sleep expert Dr. Wendy Hall, examined questions such as what is normal infant sleep? What is an infant sleep problem? Why are infant sleep issues problematic? What treatments have been shown to be efficacious, and how can we link this to public health?
Workshop Resources
Workshop Video
Total workshop video runs about 85 minutes and is divided into 10 segments.
Click the play button to begin watching a playlist of all 10 segments. Mousing over the player enables you to navigate through the sections by using the grey arrows on the left and right sides of the screen or by selecting a segment from the thumbnails on the bottom of the screen. Watch the video directly in YouTube.
Presentation Slides
Click the image to the right to access a .pdf file of Dr. Wendy Hall's presentation slides from her March 5, 2010 Treating Infant Behavioural Sleep Problems as a Public Health Issue workshop.
Related Publications
- Scher, A., Hall, W.A., Zaidman-Zait, A. & Weinberg, J.(2009). Sleep quality, cortisol levels, and behavioural regulation in toddlers. Developmental Psychobiology, 52(1), 44-53.
- Tse, L., & Hall, W.A. (2008). A qualitative study of parents’ perceptions of a behavioural sleep intervention. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34(2), 162-172.
- Hall, W.A., Zubrick, S.R., Silburn, S.R., Parsons, D. E., & Kurinczuk, J.J. (2007). Predicting behavioral sleep problems in Australian pre-schoolers. Infant and Child Development, 16, 509-523.
- Hall, W.A., Saunders, R, Clauson, M., Carty, E.M., & Janssen, P. (2006). Effects on infants of an intervention aimed at reducing night waking and signaling in 6-to12-month old infants. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 4(4), 242-261.
- Hall, W.A., Clauson, M., Carty, E.M., Janssen, P.A., Saunders, R.A. (2006). Effects on parents of an intervention to resolve behavioral sleep problems. Pediatric Nursing, 32(3), 243-250.
Dr. Wendy Hall
Dr. Wendy Hall, RN, PhD is Program Coordinator for the UBC School of Nursing PhD program. She teaches courses in maternal and child health, infant and child growth and development and research methods. She is also involved in developing interdisciplinary workshops for medical, nursing and midwifery students. Dr. Hall is principal investigator for The Rocky Sleep Study – a randomized clinical trial, supported by CIHR, investigating the effectiveness of a parent-based cognitive and behavioural infant night-waking intervention in community health unit.
Related Links
- Canadian Pediatric Society recommendations for safe sleeping environments for infants and children
- Rocky Sleep Study website
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