Evaluation of Aromatherapy Lavender and White Noise Use on Infants Sleep Quality: Literature Review

Abstract

Introduction: Sleep quality is an important component of general health that is associated with a range of mental and physical health outcomes. The quality of an infant's sleep can affect their development because with good sleep, their growth will also be good, and vice versa if
there is a sleep disorder their growth will be disrupted. To overcoming sleep disorders and improving sleep quality can be done with non-pharmacology method. Non-pharmacological method is a safe alternative, namely by giving aromatherapy and listening to white noise. One
of the most popular essential oils for aromatherapy is lavender. Lavender have a main compound that is Linalool that can make our body relax. White noise is a monotonous sound that can mask all the sounds form the surrounding environment that are quite distracting.; (2)
Methods: Literature review sourced from 11 research articles published in 2019-2024 and took from Google Scholar and Pubmed; (3) Results: Based on the result of 11 journal articles cllted and the author’s analysis, it was found that there was an effect of lavender aromatherapy and
white noise on infant sleep quality; (4) Conclusions: Evaluation of lavender aromatherapy and white noise is needed to increase knowledge in improving the quality of infant sleep. Factors related to the evaluation of lavender aromatherapy and white noise in improving the quality of
infant sleep, namely: maintaining the temperature of the sleeping room, keeping the sleeping room quiet, and placing the baby in a comfortable bed environment.