Racial/ethnic disparities in sleep in mothers and infants during the Covid-19 pandemic

Autor: Dani Dumitriu, Nicolò Pini, Margaret H. Kyle, William P. Fifer, Cristina R. Fernández, Jennifer R. Barbosa, Morgan R. Firestein, Catherine Monk, Lauren C. Shuffrey, Carmela Alcátara, Cynthia Rodriguez, Ayesha Sania, Maristella Lucchini, Vanessa Babineau
Rok vydání: 2021
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DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.22.21254093
Popis: Study ObjectivesTo quantify the association between race/ethnicity and maternal and infant self-reported sleep health at 4 months, exploring the role of maternal depression, stress and symptoms of trauma related to the COVID-19 pandemic as potential mediators.MethodsParticipants were recruited as part of the COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes (COMBO) cohort at Columbia University (N=71 non-Hispanic White, N=14 African American (AA), N=113 Hispanic, N=40 other/declined). Data on infant sleep were collected at 4 months postpartum. A subset of 149 women also completed questionnaires assessing maternal mental health and sleep. Multivariable regressions were used to separately estimate associations of race/ethnicity and mental health with multiple sleep domains for infants and mothers adjusting for individual-level covariates.ResultsCompared to non-Hispanic White, Hispanic infants slept less at night (β=- 101.7±17.6, pConclusionsRacial/ethnic disparities in maternal and infant sleep are observable at 4 months post-partum. Maternal stress, depression and symptoms of trauma related to the COVID-19 pandemic did not mediate these associations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE