SynthesisRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2022
Non-pharmacological Interventions for Improving Sleep Quality During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Positive psychology interventions during pregnancy: A systematic review.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of nonpharmacological sleep interventions in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of music interventions to improve sleep in adults with mental health problems.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of Ashwagandha (Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Sleep Enhancement Educational Program on Maternal Sleep Quality for Nulliparous Pregnant Women: A Randomized-Controlled Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of Two Physical Activity Interventions on Sleep and Sedentary Time in Pregnant Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Prenatal exposure to sedative-hypnotics and the risk of ADHD and ASD in offspring: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Isotemporal Associations of Patterns and Domains of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity with Sleep Quality in Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Associations Between Domains and Patterns of Sedentary Behavior with Sleep Quality and Duration in Pregnant Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of health literacy and relaxing music on quality of sleep and risk for antenatal depression.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effect of non-pharmacological interventions to improve sleep quality during pregnancy. DATA SOURCES: A search was made in the NCBI/PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, Embase, BVS, and Web of Science databases. There were no limitations regarding language, sample size, and type of non-pharmacological intervention. We have included prospective clinical trials between July 2014 and July 2019. SELECTION OF STUDIES: This study was registered in the Prospective International Registration of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) database was performed. Publication bias was also assessed with funnel plots. the primary outcome was the total score in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after intervention. Risk of bias and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria were used for assessing methodological quality. From the 28 retrieved studies, we have selected 8 for qualitative analysis and 6 for meta-analysis. DATA COLLECTION: Two independent reviewers performed the study selection. In the case of disagreement, a third senior reviewer was consulted. The study was initially assessed based on the title, followed by abstract. Lastly, the full text was assessed to be included. DATA SYNTHESIS: A significant improvement on the sleep quality (PSQI score) was observed when all interventions were grouped (MD = -3.03, 95%CI -4.15 to -1.92,
conclusionNon-pharmacological interventions-listening to music, physical exercise, relaxation exercises, lettuce seed, sleep hygiene, and acupressure-are effective for improving sleep quality during pregnancy.
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