Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK studied sleep in 4,659 parents who had a child between 2008 and 2015. In the first three months after birth, mothers slept on average one hour less than before pregnancy while fathers’ sleep duration decreased by approximately 15 minutes, reported Hindustan Times. The study shows that after birth of the first child and up to six years after, mothers and fathers sleep duration and sleep satisfaction do not fully recover to the levels before pregnancy. However, when the children were four to six-years-old, sleep duration was still about 20 minutes shorter in mothers and 15 minutes shorter in fathers, compared to their sleep duration before pregnancy. Sleep effects were more pronounced in first-time parents compared with experienced parents.

Source: The Express Tribune February 28, 2019 06:33 UTC