Non Ambulatory Infants

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Other developmental aspects of infants make them more susceptible to develop respiratory problems. Non-ambulatory infants tend to be in supine position more than older children. When infant is supine, diaphragmatic excursion not able to transmit pressure to the abdominal surface as well, resulting in a decrease in lung volume. A difference in functional residual capacity of up to 15% has been shown between the supine and upright positions in adults. Also, infants tend to sleep more frequently. Infants may sleep up to 16-20 hours in a day, while adults may sleep on an average of 8 hours a day. During this restful period, infants can spend the majority of their sleep state in REM sleep, unlike an adult who may spend only one-fifth of their sleep

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