Glossary of terms Chapter 1. What's it all about then? An introduction to the concept of female sleep health and why I was motivated to write this book. Chapter 2. The what, why and how of sleep A straightforward scientific description of what sleep is and how it is regulated. Also includes information about scientific tools to measure and analyse sleep. Chapter 3. Sleep and age An outline of how sleep needs change over the course of a lifetime Chapter 4. Female sleep specifics: puberty and the menstrual cycle and sleep Sleep issues relating to these aspects of a woman's life.

Chapter 5. Female sleep specifics: fertility, pregnancy and sleep Sleep issues relating to these aspects of a woman's life. Chapter 6. Female sleep specifics: perimenopause, menopause and sleep Sleep issues relating to these aspects of a woman's life. Chapter 7. Female sleep specifics: sleep disorders, pain and mental health Sleep issues relating to these aspects of a woman's life. Chapter 8. Female sleep specifics: shift work and carer responsibilities Sleep issues relating to these aspects of a woman's life.

Chapter 9. Strategies for good sleep health How to consider a strategy for good sleep and some practical solutions Chapter 10. Comments on contemporary sleep and closing remarks A consideration of sleep across the generations, sleep in society and future directions for practitioner training. Signposting References.