Cognitive Improvement through early Restoration of cirCADian rhythms in very preterm Infants via Environmental Modification: The CIRCA DIEM Study

当早产儿出生时，他们不再从母亲那里收到关于是白天还是夜间的重要信号，他们在整天嘈杂和明亮的医院环境中接受护理。母体信号的缺乏和持续的光和噪音可能会干扰正常的大脑发育。我们将确定在医院夜间佩戴眼罩和耳罩是否会改善早产儿的大脑发育和总体健康。

When very premature infants are born, they no longer receive important signals from their mother about whether it is daytime or night-time, and are cared for in hospital environments that are noisy and brightly lit all day. The absence of the maternal signals and the constant light and noise may interfere with normal brain development. We will determine if wearing eye masks and ear muffs at night in hospital will improve brain development and general health in premature babies.