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Sleep Quality for New Mothers In the First Few Months Not Good Enough: Study

by Tanya Thomas on September 02, 2010 at 11:45 AM Women Health News

Eventhough mothers do get enough sleep in the first few months after a baby's birth, a new US study has found that it isn't quality sleep.

Sleep Quality for New Mothers In the First Few Months Not Good Enough: Study

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Researchers from West Virginia University in Morgantown followed a group of new mothers and found, on average, the women got just over seven hours of sleep a night during their babies' first four months, reports the Daily Mail.

But the study also found that sleep is frequently disrupted with the women typically being awake for a total of two hours a night which was worrying as sleep problems and exhaustion may contribute to postpartum depression and impact work performance.

Hawley E. Montgomery-Downs said the study challenges a central assumption about new mothers' typical sleep patterns.

She said the general assumption had been that most new mothers are not getting enough hours of sleep so the advice on how to combat daytime fatigue has focused on countering sleep deprivation, such as nap when your baby naps.

That sleep pattern, Montgomery-Downs said, is similar to what is seen with certain sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, where people log enough hours in bed, but get little restorative, good-quality sleep.

Depending on how often a new mother is waking up, she may get few or no full cycles of sleep, Montgomery-Downs noted.

"We need to think about what kinds of strategies can help consolidate sleep for these mothers," Montgomery-Downs said.

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