ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2016
Postpartum depressive symptoms and its association to daytime sleepiness and restless legs during pregnancy.
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- Association between sleep disorders during pregnancy and risk of postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and factors associated with restless legs syndrome among pregnant women in middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Relationship between multidimensional sleep health and depression during late pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Sleep conditions and sleep hygiene behaviors in early pregnancy are associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: A propensity-score matched study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Effects of sleep quality in early pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes and mood state.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- The magnitude of perinatal depression and associated factors among women in Kutaber woreda public health institution and Boru Meda general hospital, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Transition to Motherhood: A Study on the Association between Somatic Symptoms during Pregnancy and Post-Partum Anxiety and Depression Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Snoring and depression symptoms in pregnant women.Sleep health · 2021Article
- Sleepiness, sleep duration, and human social activity: An investigation into bidirectionality using longitudinal time-use data.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
- Poor Postpartum Sleep Quality Predicts Subsequent Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in a High-Risk Sample.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019Article
- Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Pregnancy.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostpartum depression is a common condition, which consequences might be harmful for both mother and child. Since sleep and depression are closely related it is possible that women who suffer from sleep related problems during pregnancy are more likely to develop depression in the postpartum period. This study aims to investigate the possible association between depressive symptoms in the postpartum period and sleep related problems during pregnancy.
methodsIn this study 293 women in the last trimester of pregnancy answered a questionnaire about symptoms of restless legs, snoring and daytime sleepiness. They also completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The same women were screened for depressive symptoms using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) four to ten weeks after giving birth. Additional information about social data, pregnancy and delivery was received from the medical charts.
resultsWomen with postpartum depressive symptoms had higher prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness defined as ESS score ≥10 (OR 3.84, CI 1.57-9.39), and restless legs syndrome (OR 2.837 CI 1.18-6.84) in last trimester of pregnancy, when adjusted for socio-demographic factors and obstetric risk factors. No association was found between postpartum depressive symptoms and snoring.
conclusionsDepressive symptoms after childbirth are preceded by sleep related problems such as daytime sleepiness and restless legs, already during pregnancy. The results from Epworth Sleepiness Scale and a questionnaire concerning Restless Legs Syndrome completed during pregnancy might be a valuable contribution for detecting women at risk for postpartum depression, enabling preventive interventions.
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