Should neonates sleep alone?
Maternal-neonate separation is associated with a dramatic increase in HRV power, possibly indicative of central anxious autonomic arousal. Maternal-neonate separation also had a profoundly negative impact on quiet sleep duration. Maternal separation may be a stressor the human neonate is not well-evolved to cope with and may not be benign.
A single day delay in starting neurorehabilitation affects the functional prognosis of patients at discharge. This delay is also associated with increased rates of institutionalisation at discharge.