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Adjusted linear and logistic regression analyses were used, adjusting for covariates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The average daily sleep duration was 5.53 hours (SD: 1.36), falling substantially below adult recommendations. The prevalence of EBF was 47.7%, with mothers breastfeeding an average of 6.8 times (SD: 1.3) during the day and 2.8 times (SD: 0.6) at night. After adjusting for socio-demographic, reproductive, and caregiving-related covariates, feeding group was not significantly associated with either device-measured sleep duration (adjusted \u03b2 = \u22120.31, 95% CI: \u22120.68, 0.06) or the likelihood of sleeping \u22655 hours (adjusted PR = 0.94, 95% CI: 0.65, 1.36). Also, there were no statistically significant associations between daytime or nighttime breastfeeding frequency or pumping frequency and sleep duration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight the complexity of postpartum sleep within real-world caregiving environments, suggesting that factors beyond feeding practices alone may contribute to variation in maternal sleep. 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