While sleep deprivation and parenthood is commonly linked to maternal postpartum depression, paternal postpartum depression is less understood and studied. Researchers out of Quebec recently studied1 paternal postpartum depression and found a link between these symptoms and sleep.
Researchers tracked the sleep of 54 fathers (44% first-time parents) for two weeks when their children reached the age of six months. Fathers used sleep monitors to record objective sleep data, such as how long they slept and how many times they woke up during the night. Participants also tracked their sleep in sleep diaries and self-evaluated their perceived sleep quality as well as their depressive symptoms.
While sleep deprivation and parenthood is commonly linked to maternal postpartum depression, paternal postpartum depression is less understood and studied. Researchers out of Quebec recently studied1 paternal postpartum depression and found a link between these symptoms and sleep.
Researchers tracked the sleep of 54 fathers (44% first-time parents) for two weeks when their children reached the age of six months. Fathers used sleep monitors to record objective sleep data, such as how long they slept and how many times they woke up during the night. Participants also tracked their sleep in sleep diaries and self-evaluated their perceived sleep quality as well as their depressive symptoms.
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