Background Poor sleep may negatively affect parents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
This longitudinal study aimed to describe and compare sleep, insomnia and HRQoL in …

Background: After childbirth, parents may experience sleep pattern changes, especially in
the first few months. The newborn child may have an unpredictable circadian rhythm that …

Background Sleep is essential for human health and functioning. Parents of preterm infants
are susceptible to sleep disturbances because of stress related to the preterm birth. Poor …

Background The early birth and hospitalization of a preterm infant in neonatal intensive care
unit can produce several emotional and behavioural responses including sleep problems for …

Study objectives Maternal and paternal sleep insufficiency during pregnancy appears to be
a risk factor for health and wellbeing in young families. Here, we evaluated the prevalence of …

Background Sleep disruption during the first postpartum year is associated with several
negative health outcomes including postpartum depression. Such disruption may be a …

Abstract Study Objectives To examine the changes in mothers' and fathers' sleep satisfaction
and sleep duration across prepregnancy, pregnancy, and the postpartum period of up to 6 …

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 …

Abstract Study Objectives This study assessed and compared mothers' and fathers' sleep
trajectories from pregnancy and throughout the first year of the infant's life. We also …

Introduction New mothers commonly experience sleep deprivation and sleep fragmentation.
Normally, in other populations, such sleep disruption has been associated with decreased …