ArticleAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2017
A longitudinal study of sleep duration in pregnancy and subsequent risk of gestational diabetes: findings from a prospective, multiracial cohort.
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- Association between sleep duration during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Associations between Sleep Characteristics with Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors during Pregnancy.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Maternal sleep during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2022Pooled it
- Eye-mask and earplugs as sleep aid on glucose metabolism in sleep-deprived pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of online mindfulness for the treatment of insomnia in pregnancy: A randomized clinical trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
- An mHealth-Supported antenatal lifestyle intervention may be associated with improved maternal sleep in pregnancy: Secondary analysis from the PEARS trial.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2022Trial
- Association between sleep impairment and gestational diabetes mellitus subtypes: A prospective cohort study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- Long sleep duration and suboptimal glycaemic control in gestational diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Ningbo, China.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Women With a Greater Variety of Sleep Disturbances.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in high-risk pregnant women during the perinatal period: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Sleep facilitators and barriers in gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Association between sleep during pregnancy and birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Article
- Sleep duration and sleep loss during pregnancy: a longitudinal FinnBrain birth cohort study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Circadian Regulation of Lipid Metabolism during Pregnancy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Establishing causal relationships between insomnia and gestational diabetes mellitus using Mendelian randomization.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Urban environment and gestational diabetes: insights and recommendations.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Sleep disorders during pregnancy: an underestimated risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus.Endocrine · 2024Review
- Maternal Sleep Problems in the Periconceptional Period and the Impact on Health of Mother and Offspring: A Systematic Review.Clocks & sleep · 2022Review
- Sleep Quality is an Independent Predictor of Blood Glucose and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Longitudinal Study of 4550 Chinese Women.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
- Effect of nighttime sleep duration and midday napping in early pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBoth short and prolonged sleep duration have been linked to impaired glucose metabolism. Sleep patterns change during pregnancy, but prospective data are limited on their relation to gestational diabetes.
objectiveWe sought to prospectively examine the trimester-specific (first and second trimester) association between typical sleep duration in pregnancy and subsequent risk of gestational diabetes, as well as the influence of compensatory daytime napping on this association. STUDY
designIn the prospective, multiracial Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies-Singleton Cohort, 2581 pregnant women reported their typical sleep duration and napping frequency in the first and second trimesters. Diagnosis of gestational diabetes (n = 107; 4.1%) was based on medical records review. Adjusted relative risks with 95% confidence intervals for gestational diabetes were estimated with Poisson regression, adjusting for demographics, prepregnancy body mass index, and other risk factors.
resultsFrom the first and second trimester, sleep duration and napping frequency declined. Sleeping duration in the second but not first trimester was significantly related to risk of gestational diabetes. The association between second-trimester sleep and gestational diabetes differed by prepregnancy obesity status (P for interaction = .04). Among nonobese but not obese women, both sleeping >8-9 hours or <8-9 hours were significantly related to risk of gestational diabetes: 5-6 hours (adjusted relative risk, 2.52; 95% confidence interval, 1.27-4.99); 7 hours (adjusted relative risk, 2.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-3.68); or ≥10 hours (adjusted relative risk, 2.17; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-4.67). Significant effect modification by napping frequency was also observed in the second trimester (P for interaction = .03). Significant and positive association between reduced sleep (5-7 hours) and gestational diabetes was observed among women napping rarely/never (adjusted relative risk, 2.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.20-5.13), whereas no comparable associations were observed among women napping most/sometimes.
conclusionOur data suggest a U-shaped association between sleep duration and gestational diabetes, and that napping and prepregnancy obesity status may modify this association.
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