Sleepless in Motherhood

Working fathers are two-and-a-half times less likely than working mothers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others.

Working fathers are two-and-a-half times less likely than working mothers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others. This finding is part of a University of Michigan study.  The study also found that women’s sleep interruptions last longer—an average of 44 minutes for women, compared to about 30 minutes for men.

The gender gap in sleep interruptions was greatest during the prime childbearing and child-rearing years of the twenties and thirties, she found.