Validation of a sleep-disordered breathing screening questionnaire during pregnancy and comparison between mothers and bedpartners prediction of risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep Disorder Breathing (SDB) in pregnant patients ranges from 3 to 27% and varies depending on gestational age and method used to diagnose. SDB increases the risk of advanced pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and preeclampsia. Screening and diagnosis of SDB during pregnancy remains a challenge, with existing screening tools underperforming during pregnancy. This study aimed to validate a previously developed model for predicting SDB during late pregnancy and compare the predictive value of bedpartner responses.

Methods

Ninety-six women in the third trimester of pregnancy underwent polysomnography and completed the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ), with 81 bedpartners completing the BQ about their pregnant par

SUBMITTER: Booker LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363667 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature