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Season 4 – Episode 4: Lighting in the first days of life – Circadian care in neonatal units

Season 4 – Episode 4: Lighting in the first days of life – Circadian care in neonatal units

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In this episode, we speak with Roos Bos, a PhD researcher in the
Netherlands studying how light exposure affects preterm infants
in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Roos breaks down:

How the circadian system develops before and after birth

How the NICU environment differs from the rhythmic
environment of the womb

Why light-dark cycles may matter during this sensitive period
of development and what we currently know about lighting
interventions in the NICU

How time cues, such as feeding, breast milk and temperature
could help support developing circadian rhythms

Links and references:

Paper: Skin-to-skin contact improves sleep stability in
preterm infants

Paper: Towards implementation of continuous biologically
relevant light measurements at the bedside in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit