Mothers’ and fathers’ sleep: Is there a difference between first‐time and experienced parents of 6‐month‐olds?
| Autor: | Rebecca Burdayron, Karine Dubois-Comtois, Marie-Julie Béliveau, Émilie M Lannes, Samantha Kenny, Marie-Hélène Pennestri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Cognitive Neuroscience Breastfeeding Mothers Life Change Events Fathers 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Work status Humans Medicine Sleep quality business.industry Postpartum Period Infant General Medicine Middle Aged Single mothers Fragmented sleep 030228 respiratory system Nocturnal sleep Female Sleep diary Sleep business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Postpartum period Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sleep Research. 30 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2869 0962-1105 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jsr.13238 |
| Popis: | Sleep disruption and deprivation are highly prevalent among parents of an infant. However, most postpartum sleep studies focus solely on mothers, and few studies have investigated whether sleep differs between first-time and experienced parents. The present study aimed to determine whether self-reported sleep duration and quality differ between first-time and experienced mothers and fathers during the postpartum period. A total of 111 parents (54 couples and three single mothers) of 6-month-old infants completed a 2-week sleep diary to evaluate measures of sleep duration, sleep continuity, and sleep quality. An analysis of covariance model was used to compare the sleep variables of first-time to experienced parents. Breastfeeding frequency, infant sleep location, depression, education, and work status were used as co-variables. First-time mothers reported a longer consecutive nocturnal sleep duration (mean [SEM] 297.34 [17.15] versus 246.01 [14.79] min, p < .05), fewer nocturnal awakenings (mean [SEM] 1.57 [0.20] versus 2.12 [0.17], p < .05), and rated their sleep quality higher (mean [SEM] score 7.07 [0.36] versus 5.97 [0.30], p < .05) than experienced mothers, while total nocturnal sleep duration did not differ. There were no differences in subjective sleep measures between first-time and experienced fathers. The present study indicates that experienced mothers reported more fragmented sleep and perceived having worse sleep quality than first-time mothers, but that paternal sleep did not differ as a function of parental experience. These findings have clinical implications for healthcare professionals working with families of various configurations and sizes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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