Can modifications to the bedroom environment improve the sleep of new parents? Two randomized controlled trials.
Postpartum sleep disruption is common among new parents. In this randomized controlled trial we evaluated a modified sleep hygiene intervention for new parents (infant proximity, noise masking, and dim lighting) in anticipation of night-time infant care. Two samples of new mothers (n = 118 and 122) were randomized to the experimental intervention or attention control, and sleep was assessed in late pregnancy and first 3 months postpartum using actigraphy and the General Sleep Disturbance Scale. The sleep hygiene strategies evaluated did not benefit the more socioeconomically advantaged women or their partners in Sample 1, but did improve postpartum sleep among the less advantaged women of Sample 2. Simple changes to the bedroom environment can improve sleep for new mothers with few resources.
School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0606, USA. kathryn.lee@nursing.ucsf.edu
Kathryn A
KA
Lee
Caryl L
CL
Gay
D056044:Actigraphy; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000379:methods*; D008029:Lighting / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012386:Rooming-in Care / Q000379:methods; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
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