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Association of early introduction of solids with infant sleep: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This randomised controlled trial of 1303 exclusively breastfed 3-month-old UK infants was primarily performed to test the impact of early introduction of solid foods, from age 3 months, on the risk of food allergies (1). Sleep was measured as a secondary trial outcome: the trial showed that early introduction of solids increased infant sleep duration, reduced the frequency of waking at night, and reduced the risk of reported very serious sleep problems.

Source: Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology

DOI: 10.1530/ey.16.15.7