Maureen Perry-Jenkins Discusses Popularity of Night Nurses with 'USA Today'
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As families increasingly turn to overnight newborn care to ease the demands of early parenthood, Maureen Perry-Jenkins, professor emeritus from the College of Natural Sciences's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, tells USA Today that the growing trend reflects broader challenges facing today's working parents.
Perry-Jenkins, whose research examines how work, family life, and socioeconomic factors shape parental well-being, notes that access to services such as night nurses often depends on a family's financial resources, leaving many new parents without comparable support.
A factor shaping night nurses' popularity is that parents are increasingly living away from relatives and feel overworked, Perry-Jenkins said. Night care allows them to avoid exhaustion and get back to work sooner. The price—$35 to $40 an hour (often not covered by insurance)—can be worth it, she said.
— USA Today
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