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Pooled data from 47 studies of 9684 fathers across 17 countries put average sleep at 398.29 minutes a night in the first 24 months after birth, with pooled sleep quality scores in the poor range and just over one night awakening on average.
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- Meta-analysis
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- Sleep Health
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- well supported
What it shows: A solid snapshot of a neglected group: results pooled from 47 studies of 9684 fathers, though the studies disagreed with each other a great deal on every measure. Most of the data comes from North America, where paternity leave is scarce, so fathers elsewhere may fare differently.Meta-analysis · Sleep Health
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