Stopped: Study withdrawn due to staffing/funding concerns.
The investigators will test a new medical grade swaddling system for optimal and more appropriate positioning for preterm infants. This is a trial focused on sleep state, state regulation and long-term neurodevelopment. The central hypothesis is that this novel swaddling method will promote sleep and an optimal sleep-wake cycle, while also improving the neurodevelopment of preterm infants. It is proposed that adequate positioning and secondary feedback of natural movement of arms and legs stimulates and fosters normal brain development.
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Change in Sleep-Wake Cycling Maturity as assessed by amplitude integrated EEG (aEEG) readings
Timeframe: 32 weeks postmenstrual age, 34 weeks postmenstrual age and 36 weeks postmenstrual age
Change in length of time spent in sleep
Timeframe: 32 weeks postmenstrual age, 34 weeks postmenstrual age and 36 weeks postmenstrual age
Change in the number of awakenings in a 3 hour time period
Timeframe: 32 weeks postmenstrual age, 34 weeks postmenstrual age and 36 weeks postmenstrual age
Change in voltage as assessed by aEEG) readings
Timeframe: 32 weeks postmenstrual age, 34 weeks postmenstrual age and 36 weeks postmenstrual age
Change in ratio of active sleep and quiet sleep as assessed by amplitude integrated EEG (aEEG) readings
Timeframe: 32 weeks postmenstrual age, 34 weeks postmenstrual age and 36 weeks postmenstrual age
Change in Sleep-Wake Cycling Continuity as assessed by amplitude integrated EEG (aEEG) readings
Timeframe: 32 weeks postmenstrual age, 34 weeks postmenstrual age and 36 weeks postmenstrual age