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Sleep duration

Sleep duration is the total amount of sleep you get, usually measured in hours per night.

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How many hours of sleep are needed

How many hours of sleep are needed

The practical number for most pregnant adults For a healthy adult, the consensus recommendation is 7 or more hours of sleep per night on a regular basis. That benchmark is still the most useful starting point in pregnancy because most pregnant people are adults, and pregnancy does not create a separate universal sleep-duration number that […]