Factors associated with poor sleep quality on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among hospitalized Ghanaian obstetrical patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep is crucial for overall health, especially during the transformative pregnancy period. However, pregnancy is associated with numerous changes that disrupt sleep patterns and quality. A decrease in sleep quality during the antenatal period is associated with negative fetal and maternal outcomes, including perinatal depression and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (leading cause of maternal mortality in Ghana). There are limited studies from the sub-Saharan African region, including Ghana, that explored this subject. This study therefore sought to investigate sleep quality and the associated factors among antepartum and postpartum in-patients at the largest tertiary referral center in Ghana.

Objective

To determine the sleep quality and associated factors amon

SUBMITTER: Thiyagarajan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314377 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature