Sleep disorders Nervous System Diseases Nonorganic sleep disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental:
TIPS (45-minute behavioural-educational session with a Research Nurse [RN] in hospital, 20-page booklet, 3 phone calls at home in the postpartum).
Control:
Usual care (three phone call
Sponsors
University of Toronto (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women (single or partnered), no age limit 2. Have given birth for the first time 3. Have a singleton baby born at gestational age (GA) greater than or equal to 37 weeks 4. Have a baby described as healthy in the newborn examination 5. Live in the greater Toronto area 6. Plan to provide full time infant care for at least the first 12 weeks after birth 7. Women with previous miscarriages at less than 20 weeks GA are eligible if the most recent pregnancy resulted in a first child
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Women or women whose partners have experienced stillbirth or perinatal death at greater than or equal to 20 weeks GA 2. Women whose partners have children from another relationship 3. Maternal or infant complications requiring prolonged hospital stay 4. Maternal chronic illness that is poorly controlled 5. Maternal use of medications that affect sleep (e.g. benzodiazepines) 6. Maternal (or partner, if they exist) drug or alcohol use beyond social use 7. Women (or partners, if one exists) with a diagnosed sleep disorder (e.g. sleep apnoea, narcolepsy) 8. Mother's partner, if one exists, is working night shifts 9. Mother unable to read or understand English 10. No telephone in the home 11. Involvement in another research study involving sleep
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal nocturnal (9 pm - 9 am) sleep (in minutes) as measured at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infant's longest nocturnal (9 pm - 9 am) sleep period (in minutes) as measured at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed