Table 1. Sample demographics and typical sleep (n = 30).

variable	level	%
age group	16–25y	27%
	26–30y	47%
	31–40y	26%
education	Secondary school	13%
	post-secondary (not at a university, e.g. apprenticeship, TAFE)	27%
	additional study university	60%
care provider	obstetrician/consultant	37%
	midwife	37%
	shared care (GP plus hospital)	24%
parity	primiparous	70%
	multiparous	30%
I find sleeping on my left side comfortable	strongly agree/agree	53%
	neutral	27%
	disagree	20%
side of the bed I usually sleep on	left	37%
	right	57%
	single bed	7%
I sleep with a pillow	under head	100%
	between knees	43%
	bump	23%
	behind back	13%
	“pregnancy” pillow	17%