Article Myth busted: Men don’t sleep through baby cries after all
Article Myth busted: Men don’t sleep through baby cries after all
Quote:New study debunks the myth of women's special ability to hear baby crying. Researchers found only minimal differences between men's and women's hearing, but mothers still handle nighttime childcare three times as often as fathers.
Quote:A new study from Aarhus University challenges the widespread belief that women are naturally “hardwired” to wake up more easily to a crying baby than men.
The research reveals that differences in how men and women respond to nighttime crying are minimal, despite mothers still performing three times more nighttime care than fathers.
Aarhus University, July 1 2025
https://health.au.dk/en/display/artikel/myth-busted-men-dont-sleep-through-baby-cries-after-all
Quote:New study debunks the myth of women's special ability to hear baby crying. Researchers found only minimal differences between men's and women's hearing, but mothers still handle nighttime childcare three times as often as fathers.
Quote:A new study from Aarhus University challenges the widespread belief that women are naturally “hardwired” to wake up more easily to a crying baby than men.
The research reveals that differences in how men and women respond to nighttime crying are minimal, despite mothers still performing three times more nighttime care than fathers.