Sleep deprivation is a given when you're a new parent. You may be lucky, but babies are born to feed, not sleep. And so it is that many of us spend the first months walking around in a daze. Gemma Paech is a Senior Sleep Specialist at the University of Newcastle. She explains what's happening when parents go through this period of broken sleep.

<div>Sleep deprivation is a given when you're a new parent. You may be lucky, but babies are born to feed, not sleep. And so it is that many of us spend the first months walking around in a daze. Gemma Paech is a Senior Sleep Specialist at the University of Newcastle. She explains what's happening when parents go through this period of broken sleep.</div>

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Sleep deprivation is a given when you're a new parent. You may be lucky, but babies are born to feed, not sleep. And so it is that many...

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