Sleep in the Postpartum: Characteristics of First-Time, Healthy Mothers

Goals for the present study were to (a) describe the sleep of healthy new mothers over a 6-month postpartum period, (b) examine how sleep quality relates to daytime levels of fatigue and sleepiness, and (c) evaluate the relationship between mothers’ and infants’ sleep parameters. The sample consiste...

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Main Authors: Laura Creti, Eva Libman, Dorrie Rizzo, Catherine S. Fichten, Sally Bailes, Dieu-Ly Tran, Phyllis Zelkowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Sleep Disorders
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8520358