Sleep During Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes From Infancy to Childhood: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prenatal sleep problems have been previously linked to poor birth outcomes. However, much less is known about the associations between poor prenatal maternal sleep and offspring outcomes after birth. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the findings linking prenatal maternal sleep health and offspring health and development during infancy and childhood.

Methods

A total of 4650 nonduplicate articles were identified via PsycInfo and PubMed databases. After screening and full-text review, 34 articles met the inclusion criteria and were extracted for information.

Results

The bulk of studies in this review (n = 19; 76.5%) were published between 2019 and 2024. Measures of prenatal sleep included sleep timing, quality, sleep disorders and/or symp

SUBMITTER: Nevarez-Brewster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12747718 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature