Many children in our care use a CPAP machine to help regulate their breathing during sleep. The Sleep Medicine Center includes a team specially trained in helping you and your child understand how a CPAP machine fits into your care plan. We work with you to learn how to care for your CPAP machine and related equipment to keep it clean and working properly.

The Sleep Center specializes in coordination of respiratory support equipment and other service that are vital to the care of children who have a wide variety of non-respiratory sleep-related issues. With our focus on children, we are able to care for the highest acuity, complex cases.

The Sleep Clinic provides ongoing care to address your child’s sleep problems. This begins with a thorough evaluation to understand your concerns. We continue to see your child as needed once a care plan is developed.

The Sleep Lab allows technicians who specialize in sleep to observe your child and their sleep patterns. The information gathered during a sleep study informs a care plan. Learn more about what to expect during a sleep study.

Often, children with complex conditions will also experience sleep problems. Our sleep medicine specialists work with other specialties across Children’s Mercy to help create a care plan that includes steps to improve sleep.

Sleep psychology and behavioral therapy can help your family with deeper aspects of your child’s sleep. This may include nighttime fears and nightmares or difficulty falling asleep without a caregiver present. Mental health concerns may be affecting sleep as well, like anxiety, depression or stress.