Maternal sleep disordered breathing and offspring growth outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Sleep disordered breathing is extremely common in pregnancy and is a risk factor for maternal complications. Animal models demonstrate that intermittent hypoxia causes abnormal fetal growth. However, there are conflicting data on the association between maternal sleep disordered breathing and offspring growth in humans. We investigated this association by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sixty-three manuscripts, and total study population of 67, 671, 110 pregnant women were included. Thirty-one studies used subjective methods to define sleep disordered breathing, 24 applied objective methods and eight used international codes. Using a random effects model, habitual snoring, defined by subjective methods, and obstructive sleep apnea, diagnosed by objective methods, were ass

SUBMITTER: Sanapo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11000747 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature