Reviewer

Marie Hansen, PSC.

Pediatric Sleep Consultant. Medical reviewer for SleepyHero's parent-zone articles and any tool serving the 0-5 age range — wake windows, baby sleep schedule, and the parent-zone library. Every page bearing Hansen's reviewer credit has been read against the published methodology and current AAP safe-sleep guidance.

Credentials

  • PSC— Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Family Sleep Institute. The PSC curriculum covers infant and toddler sleep architecture, age-banded wake windows, sleep regressions, nap transitions, night weaning, behavioural interventions, and the AAP's safe-sleep recommendations.
  • Continuing education in responsive feeding (breastfeeding and formula), and the interaction between feeding cadence and sleep consolidation across the first year.

What Hansen reviews on this site

Every parent-zone article and every tool serving the 0-5 age range. Reviewer credit appears at the bottom of each page with the date of the most recent review.

  • Tools — wake windows and baby sleep schedule.
  • Parent-zone library — full index here, including the four-month sleep regression, wake-window cheat sheet, and nap transition guides.
  • Safe-sleep flagging — Hansen will hold a page from sign-off if it conflicts with current AAP guidance, even if it's a popular practice.

Editorial standards Hansen applies

A parent-zone page passes review when four things are true: (1) every recommendation aligns with current AAP safe-sleep guidance or is explicitly flagged when it does not; (2) age-band claims cite the source data (Galland et al. for sleep durations, current consultant-consensus tables for wake windows); (3) language is non-judgmental — parents read this content tired and worried, and the tone matters; (4) the page distinguishes “most babies” from “your baby” and tells the reader when to see a pediatrician.

Pages awaiting review are labelled “Edited by” rather than “Medically reviewed by.” The label flips when sign-off is complete and the dated reviewer credit appears.

Contact

Editorial questions, correction requests, or safe-sleep flags: [email protected]. Hansen reads every parent-zone editorial email.