Maternal sleep disorders during pregnancy and subsequent risk of allergic diseases in Japanese children: the TMM BirThree Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Associations have been suggested between prenatal exposure and allergic diseases in children as well as between respiratory allergies and maternal sleep disorders during pregnancy.

Purpose

This study aimed to examine the association between maternal sleep disorders during pregnancy and allergic diseases, including respiratory, skin, and ocular allergies, in their children.

Methods

This study was based on the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study. Sleep disorders during pregnancy were defined as an Athens Insomnia Scale score of ≥6. Allergic diseases in children up to 5 years of age were assessed by maternal self-report on "bronchial asthma," "atopic dermatitis," "food allergy," and "allergic conjunctivitis/allergic rhinitis

SUBMITTER: Uematsu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12790895 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature