Preterm Sleep and the Developing Brain: Exploring Real-Time Sleep Assessment and Evidence-Based Sleep Strategies
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the importance of sleep for newborn brain development.
2. Identify distinct infant behaviors used to differentiate between active sleep, quiet sleep, and awake states of newborn and preterm infants.
3. Identify at least three evidence-based sleep strategies to optimize sleep during and after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Hosted by: Joya Child & Family Development
Instructor: Christy Gliniak, PhD, OTR/L, CNT, CPXP
When: Thursday December 3, 2026 from 4:30-6:30p.m.
Where: Joya Child & Family Development
1016 N. Superior St. Spokane, WA
Details: Light refreshments and social from 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Program begins at 5:00 p.m.
RSVP: There is no cost to attend, but do let us know if you’re coming!
Please RSVP by November 30th to Ginette Kerkering, PT, DPT/Joya Program Director at
Ginette.Kerkering@Joya.org. Or call 509-326-1651 for more information.
