Closer study of fathers and of parents who adopt infants may help clarify whether hormonal or socioemotional factors are more critical in producing the phenomenon, the researchers said.
Further research, they said, may help shed light on the significance of disturbed dreaming in a variety of medical conditions characterized by both intense emotional stress and severe sleep disruption.
| No conflicts of interest were reported. This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. |
Primary source: SLEEP
Source reference: Nielsen T, Paquette T, "Dream-associated Behaviors Affecting Pregnant and Postpartum Women" SLEEP 2007;30:1162-1169.
