Research project Equality of sleep in parents with young children

The first few years of parenthood are often described as stressful and devoid of sleep. However, according to previous reports, this burden is rarely equally shared, with mothers reporting more disturbed sleep and more responsibility during the night than fathers. Knowledge about how these factors influence parents' wellbeing is scarce, especially regarding equality in nightly care, and objectively measured parental sleep.

In this project, we study several families with young children, measuring sleep, child care, parental stress, and wellbeing every day for a week. We aim to provide novel information on parents' sleep, and whether sleep equality relates to wellbeing.