Effects of Phototherapy in Neonates on Circadian Sleep‐Wake and Saliva Cortisol Level Rhythms

The influence of phototherapy treatment during the neonatal period on sleep-wake rhythm, and its long-term effects on biological rhythms, was evaluated in preterm and full-term infants. Forty-three infants treated with phototherapy during the neonatal period and 47 untreated infants were examined for entrainment of sleep-wake rhythms between 16 and 52 weeks and for sleep-wake and saliva cortisol rhythms at 2.5 years of age. The age of sleep-wake rhythm entrainment was not significantly different between the 2 groups. No correlations between duration of exposure to phototherapy and corrected age of entrainment of sleep-wake rhythm were observed. At follow-up, no significant differences in sleep-wake and saliva cortisol rhythms were observed between the 2 groups, indicating that circadian variations were similar to those in adults.

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