The dozing, half-awake state often seen in newborns is called REM sleep, transitional sleep.
-REM sleep is characterized by eye movement, increased respiration rate and increased brain activity. REM sleep is also referred to as paradoxical sleep because, while the brain and other body systems become more active, your muscles become more relaxed, or paralyzed.
-Dreaming occurs in REM sleep because of increased brain activity, but voluntary muscles become paralyzed. Voluntary muscles are those that you need to move by choice, for example, your arms and legs.
The average sleep cycle of babies consists of three phases :
1. Active sleep (REM)
2.Transitional sleep
2.Quiet sleep
During the transitional sleep period which occurs right before the baby is about to fall asleep, the baby might appear to be awake to the parents and may also do some vocal activities however he is not fully awake at this time.
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