[Press release] Expert Panel Recommends New Sleep Times

 

http://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2015/02/09/and-so-to-bed-new-guidelines-from-the-national-sleep-foundation/

 

From the 2 February 2015 National Sleep Foundation press release

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This is the first time that any professional organization has developed age-specific recommended sleep durations based on a rigorous, systematic review of the world scientific literature relating sleep duration to health, performance and safety,”

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National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Duration Recommendations:

Age	Recommended	May be appropriate	Not recommended
Newborns0-3 months	14 to 17 hours	11 to 13 hours18 to 19 hours	Less than 11 hoursMore than 19 hours
Infants4-11 months	12 to 15 hours	10 to 11 hours16 to 18 hours	Less than 10 hoursMore than 18 hours
Toddlers1-2 years	11 to 14 hours	9 to 10 hours15 to 16 hours	Less than 9 hoursMore than 16 hours
Preschoolers3-5 years	10 to 13 hours	8 to 9 hours14 hours	Less than 8 hoursMore than 14 hours
School-aged Children6-13 years	9 to 11 hours	7 to 8 hours12 hours	Less than 7 hoursMore than 12 hours
Teenagers14-17 years	8 to 10 hours	7 hours11 hours	Less than 7 hoursMore than 11 hours
Young Adults18-25 years	7 to 9 hours	6 hours10 to 11 hours	Less than 6 hoursMore than 11 hours
Adults26-64 years	7 to 9 hours	6 hours10 hours	Less than 6 hoursMore than 10 hours
Older Adults≥ 65 years	7 to 8 hours	5 to 6 hours9 hours	Less than 5 hoursMore than 9 hours

The recommendations are the result of multiple rounds of consensus voting after a comprehensive review of published scientific studies on sleep and health.

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