Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences Predict Prenatal Sleep Quality.

ABSTRACT: The objective of the study was to investigate whether adverse and benevolent childhood experiences were associated with trajectories of sleep quality throughout pregnancy. The study was conducted at obstetrics and gynecology clinics in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA. The participants of the study were pregnant individuals (N = 164). Sleep quality was measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index at three gestational time points, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) were assessed once. Multilevel models were conducted to examine the trajectory of sleep quality across gestation in relation to ACEs and BCEs. Sleep quality was similar in early to mid-pregnancy, with a worsening of sleep quality late in pregnancy, following a quadr

SUBMITTER: Nevarez-Brewster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035559 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature