The effect of different types of fabric on the clothing comfort, sleep pattern and saliva cortisol & melatonin levels of infants

Abstract

Infants' health must be cared about in order to raise healthy generations. The way that infants can grow healthily is that they wear healthy, safe and comfortable clothes. The purpose of this study is to develop clothes intended for the clothing comfort of infants, to improve the product variety and quality of infant clothes, and also to research how the clothes affect infants. In conclusion of this study, it was confirmed that different fabrics had different reactions on the infants' bodies.