ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2013
Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep quality and insomnia during pregnancy: A systematic review.
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying complementary and alternative medicine recommendations for insomnia treatment and care: a systematic review and critical assessment of comprehensive clinical practice guidelines.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Sleep Health Promotion Interventions and Their Effectiveness: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Preliminary Efficacy of a Sleep Self-management Intervention Using a Personalized Health Monitoring Device during Pregnancy.Behavioral sleep medicineTrial
- Translating Evidence into Obstetric Care: Developing a Best Practice-Informed Stepped-Care Clinical Algorithm for the Management of Gestational Insomnia.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
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- Pregnant Women's Attitudes and Beliefs towards Sleep and Exercise: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Clocks & sleep · 2023Article
- Eye Masks and Earplugs to Improve Night Sleep Duration in Nulliparas: A Randomized Trial.Cureus · 2022Article
- A Delphi Study to Identify Research Priorities Regarding Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep in Pregnancy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Walking in pregnancy and prevention of insomnia in third trimester using pedometers: study protocol of Walking_Preg project (WPP). A randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- The potential benefits of Chinese integrative medicine for pregnancy women during the COVID-19 pandemic.Integrative medicine research · 2020Article
- Feasibility of a Sleep Self-Management Intervention in Pregnancy Using a Personalized Health Monitoring Device: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Assessment of Town and Park Characteristics Related to Physical Activity in the Lower Mississippi Delta.Preventing chronic disease · 2019Observational
- 'Recover quicker, train harder, and increase flexibility': massage therapy for elite paracyclists, a mixed-methods study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2018Article
- Health-care utilisation amongst pregnant women who experience sleeping problems and/or tiredness or fatigue: secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 1835 pregnant women.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2016Article
- Insomnia and sleep deficiency in pregnancy.Obstetric medicine · 2015Review
- Phenotypic dysregulation of microglial activation in young offspring rats with maternal sleep deprivation-induced cognitive impairment.Scientific reports · 2015Article
- An integrative review of sleep for nutrition professionals.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2014Review
- Prevalence of Sleep Disorders and the Effect of Sleep Health Education on Sleep Quality in Pregnant Women With Sleep Disorders.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review the literature regarding non-pharmacological inteventions for improving sleep quality and insomnia during pregnancy.
methodsAn electronic search strategy was conducted using several online databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, Index to Chiropractic Literature) from inception to March 2013. Inclusion criteria consisted of studies evaluating non-pharmacological interventions, published in English in a peer reviewed journal, and assessed sleep quality or insomnia. The full text of suitable articles was reviewed by the authors, and scored using a risk of bias assessment.
results160 articles were screened and seven studies met the inclusion criteria in the form of three prospective RCTs, one prospective longitudinal trial, one experimental pilot study, and two prospective quasi-randomized trials. Quality scores ranged from five to eight out of twelve on the risk of bias scoring criteria.
conclusionsExercise, massage, and acupuncture may be associated with improved sleep quality during pregnancy, however, due to the low quality and heterogeneity of the studies yielded, a definitive recommendation cannot be made. Further higher quality research is indicated.
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