Normative longitudinal maternal sleep: the first 4 postpartum months - 19/08/11
, Salvatore P. Insana, PhD, Megan M. Clegg-Kraynok, MS, Laura M. Mancini, BS
Reprints: Hawley Montgomery-Downs, PhD, West Virginia University, Department of Psychology, 53 Campus Dr., P.O. Box 6040, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040Résumé |
Objective |
To describe the normative course of maternal sleep during the first 4 months postpartum.
Study Design |
Sleep was objectively measured using continuous wrist actigraphy. This was a longitudinal, field-based assessment of nocturnal sleep during postpartum weeks 2 through 16. Fifty mothers participated during postpartum weeks 2 through 13; 24 participated during postpartum weeks 9 through 16.
Results |
Maternal nocturnal sleep time was 7.2 (SD ± 0.95) hours and did not change significantly across postpartum weeks 2 through 16. Maternal sleep efficiency did improve across weeks 2 (79.7%; SD ± 5.5) through 16 (90.2%; SD ± 3.5) as a function of decreased sleep fragmentation across weeks 2 (21.7; SD ± 5.2) through 16 (12.8; SD ± 3.3).
Conclusion |
Though postpartum mothers' total sleep time was higher than expected during the initial postpartum months, this sleep was highly fragmented (similar to fragmenting sleep disorders) and inefficient. This profile of disturbed sleep should be considered in intervention designs and family leave policies.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : actigraphy, maternal, normative, postpartum, sleep
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| This research was funded by National Institutes of Health Grant no. R21 HD053836 (HM-D). |
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| Cite this article as: Montgomery-Downs HE, Insana SP, Clegg-Kraynok MM, et al. Normative longitudinal maternal sleep: the first 4 postpartum months. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:465.e1-7. |
Vol 203 - N° 5
P. 465.e1-465.e7 - novembre 2010 Retour au numéro
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