Mothers' and fathers' sleep: Is there a difference between first-time and experienced parents of 6-month-olds?
fathers
infancy
mothers
parity
sleep
sleep fragmentation
Journal
Journal of sleep research
ISSN: 1365-2869
Titre abrégé: J Sleep Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9214441
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
revised:
20
10
2020
received:
25
08
2020
accepted:
02
11
2020
pubmed:
5
12
2020
medline:
29
9
2021
entrez:
4
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13238Subventions
Organisme : Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-I'lle-de-Montréal (CIUSSS-NIM)
Organisme : Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé
Organisme : McGill University
Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2020 European Sleep Research Society.
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