Negotiating Sleep: A Qualitative Study of New Mothers

Kennedy, Holly Powell; Gardiner, Annelise; Gay, Caryl; Lee, Kathryn A.

doi:10.1097/01.jpn.0000270628.51122.1d

Cited by 79Infant Health and DevelopmentMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumSleep and related disorders

Negotiating Sleep: A Qualitative Study of New Mothers

Kennedy, Holly Powell, Gardiner, Annelise, Gay, Caryl, Lee, Kathryn A.·2007·Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing

DOI 10.1097/01.jpn.0000270628.51122.1d

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn from 20 mothers about their experience of sleep during pregnancy and the immediate months of becoming a new mother. The study was part of a larger randomized clinical trial on an intervention to improve sleep and well-being among new mothers. METHODS: Semistructured, audiotaped interviews were conducted in which women were asked to describe the continuum of the sleep experience across the pregnancy and early postpartum and to describe strategies they found helpful as they established sleep patterns with their infant. Narrative analysis was used to interpret their stories, and data were managed with Atlas.ti qualitative software. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Sleep disturbances were common to all of the mothers, and sleep became a negotiated behavior as they adjusted to the mothering role. All of the mothers were surprised at the level of disturbance and exhaustion they experienced. Strategies included enlistment of partners to facilitate naps, development of a "sleep consciousness," and bed-sharing. Mercer's stages of becoming a mother are used to describe the process of incorporating sleep changes into their lives.

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Authors: Kennedy, H. P., Gardiner, A., Gay, C., & Lee, K. A.
Affiliations: University of California, San Francisco (US)
ORCID: Kennedy, Holly Powell
Gay, Caryl
Lee, Kathryn A.
Venue: Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2007-04
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Pages: 114-122
ISSN: 0893-2190 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1097/01.jpn.0000270628.51122.1d
OpenAlex: W2038566070
Cited by: 79
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 8.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR005345)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords: maternal sleep, sleep disorders, pregnancy, postpartum period, postpartum women, sleep strategies, infant sleep, partner involvement, bed-sharing, exhaustion, maternal well-being
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Attitude to Health, Fathers, Female, Gender Identity, Helping Behavior, Humans, Infant Care, Infant, Newborn, Maternal Behavior, Models, Psychological, Mothers, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Puerperal Disorders, Self Care, Self Concept, Sleep Wake Disorders, Social Support, Nursing Methodology Research, Negotiating, Nurse's Role, Qualitative Research

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