A Longitudinal Study on Parent-Infant Rest-Activity Rhythms Using Actigraphy From Late Pregnancy to Eight Months After Birth.

Circadian rhythms develop from an ultradian to a circadian rhythm during a few months in the early human life stage. One of the strong factors in promoting the development of circadian rhythms during infancy is maternal rest-activity rhythms. However, few studies have examined comparing the rest-activity rhythms of parents and infants.

Exploring the relationship between pain intensity, self-management of pain and pain self-efficacy on post-operative pain on day 5 after cesarean section: A cross-sectional study in Mie prefecture in Japan.

Introduction: Pain self-management among women who begin child-rearing after a cesarean section (CS) has not been ascertained. This study aimed to explore the relationship among pain intensity, self-management, and self-efficacy on post-operative day (POD) 5 after CS in postpartum women.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted on POD5 after CS.

Work engagement influencing factors of Japanese midwives working in prenatal medical centers.

Introduction: There have been significant changes in the work environment of midwives, such as the establishment of prenatal medical centers and shared wards for obstetrics and other departments. These changes in the work environment pose a psychological burden on midwives. Under these circumstances, the concept of work engagement is essential for overcoming the ensuing difficulties.

Safety and effectiveness of a 300 IR house dust mite sublingual tablet: descriptive 4-year final analysis of a post-marketing surveillance in Japan.

Data are limited for clinical outcomes with house dust mite (HDM) allergen immunotherapy beyond 2 years' observation. A post-marketing drug-use survey assessed the safety and effectiveness of the 300 index of reactivity (IR) HDM tablet during use for up to 4 years in Japan. 538 patients were evaluable for safety and 383 for effectiveness.

Preterm toddlers have low nighttime sleep quality and high daytime activity.

A number of studies have been made on the sleep characteristics of children born preterm in an attempt to develop methods to address the sleep problems commonly observed among such children. However, the reported sleep characteristics from these studies vary depending on the observation methods used, i.e.