Sleep and children’s development in India

Change in lifestyle, late marriage and various other reasons results preterm baby, caesarean baby and various birth defects. Further children's health is becoming fragile due to change in food habits like: regular use of snacks, caffeinated drinks, fast foods, inorganic foods etc., use of plast...

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Main Authors: Rakhi Singh, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sujeet Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Health Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019006
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Summary:Change in lifestyle, late marriage and various other reasons results preterm baby, caesarean baby and various birth defects. Further children's health is becoming fragile due to change in food habits like: regular use of snacks, caffeinated drinks, fast foods, inorganic foods etc., use of plastics as food vessels, use of antibiotics, due to lesser physical activity, lesser play, and stressful study routine etc. Proper sleep to a large extent makes body evolve and adapt to the changed requirements. But due to late night sleeping of parents and opening of schools in early morning, children are sleeping inadequately. All these are making havoc pressure on children's health, causing collapsing of immunity, physical health, mental health etc. This article explains basic importance of proper sleep and way to have it. As our topic is of common interest, we have kept our words simple and matter conclusive.
ISSN:2399-1623