28 Oct
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1418&id=1718782007
Modern mothers are getting half the sleep of women in previous generations because they rely on gadgets, such as baby monitors, which make it impossible to switch off, new research has found.
While their own mothers managed a full six hours of sleep every night, today’s parents average just three and a half, according to Mother and Baby magazine.
Nearly one in ten new mothers said the strain had nearly caused them to split with their partners. Nearly a third of respondents get even less than three hours and still average only five hours a night when the baby is 18 months old.
