Sleep patterns and intraindividual sleep variability in mothers and fathers at 6 months postpartum: a population-based, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Given that postpartum sleep is an important family process, further investigations including both mothers and fathers are necessary. The present study aimed to describe and compare sleep patterns and intraindividual night-to-night variability in mothers and fathers at 6 months postpartum using subjective and objective sleep measures.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

General community-based study in Montreal, QC, Canada.

Participants

Thirty-three couples (mothers and fathers) with no self-reported history of medical and mental health conditions participated in this study.

Results

Parental sleep was measured across 10 consecutive nights using both a daily sleep diary and actigraphy. Results demonstrated that mothers' subjective and objectiv

SUBMITTER: Kalogeropoulos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature