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Facts about sleep

Girl sleeping

 Did you know?

  • 20% of women regularly have trouble sleeping.1
     

  • Only 1 in 10 of us always sleep well.2
     

  • We move in bed an average of 40 times per night.
     

  • A new baby typically results in 400-750 hours of lost sleep for parents in the first year.3
      

  • Some research suggests women need up to an hours extra sleep a night than men.4

 

1   NHS Choice magazine

2   Bounty - a UK pregnancy and parenting club

3   ABC.net.au

4   ABC.net.au