Observational studySleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2016
Sleep disorders in pregnancy and their association with pregnancy outcomes: a prospective observational study.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 139 citations in OpenAlex.
- Fetal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal sleep-disordered breathing: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Maternal sleep disordered breathing and offspring growth outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Sleep disturbance and its associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review of the associations between prenatal sleep behaviours and components of energy balance for regulating weight gain.Journal of sleep research · 2023Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological Interventions for Improving Sleep Quality During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022Pooled it
- Associations between prenatal sleep and psychological health: a systematic review.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Association between sleep quality with maternal and neonatal outcomes during the covid-19 pandemic.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of the Effect of Supervised Group Exercise on Self-Reported Sleep Quality in Pregnant Women with or at High Risk of Depression: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Sleep quality and health among pregnant smokers.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Trial
- Maternal sleep deprivation and developmental programming of brain aging trajectories in offspring.Biogerontology · 2026Review
- Short and disrupted sleep is related to perceptions of neighborhood in pregnant African American women of low socioeconomic status.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Women With a Greater Variety of Sleep Disturbances.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- The association between husband-reported snoring and gestational diabetes mellitus: a study of sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- Insomnia and sleepiness during pregnancy: Associations with gestational diabetes mellitus.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Daily activity rhythms, sleep and pregnancy are fundamentally related in the Pacific beetle mimic cockroach, Diploptera punctata.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Influence of a Sedentary Behavior Intervention on Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life Outcomes During Pregnancy: The SPRING Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Association between sleep quality and weight gain in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review of Maternal and Fetal Implications.Neurology international · 2024Review
- Association between sleep disturbances during pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- The effect of cognitive-behavioral counseling with or withoutSleep and biological rhythms · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeSleep disturbances such as insomnia, nocturnal awakenings, restless legs syndrome, habitual snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness are frequent during pregnancy, and these have been linked to adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.
methodsA prospective observational study was performed in high-risk Indian pregnant women. We used modified Berlin questionnaire (MBQ), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group 2011 criteria, and Epworth sleepiness scale to diagnose various sleep disorders, such as symptomatic OSA, poor sleep quality and insomnia, RLS, and excessive daytime sleepiness, respectively, in successive trimesters of pregnancy. Outcome variables of interest were development of gestational hypertension (GH), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and cesarean delivery (CS); the Apgar scores; and low birth weight (LBW). The relationship between sleep disorders and outcomes was explored using logistic regression analysis.
resultsOutcome data were obtained in 209 deliveries. As compared to nonsnorers, women who reported snoring once, twice, and thrice or more had odds ratios for developing GH-4.0 (95 % CI 1.3-11.9), 1.5 (95 % CI 0.5-4.5), and 2.9 (95 % CI 1.0-8.2) and for undergoing CS-5.3 (95 % CI 1.7-16.3), 4.9 (95 % CI 1.8-13.1), and 5.1 (95 % CI 1.9-14.9), respectively. Pregnant women who were persistently positive on MBQ had increased odds for GH and CS.
conclusionsSnoring and high-risk MBQ in pregnant women are strong risk factors for GH and CS. In view of the significant morbidity and health care costs, simple screening of pregnant women with questionnaires such as MBQ may have clinical utility.
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