Sleep disordered breathing and gestational hypertension: postpartum follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational hypertension (GH) is a newly recognized risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events later in life. Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is an established risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events. Recent research has suggested that women with GH may have an increased rate of SDB during pregnancy, but it is not known if this higher rate of SDB persists into the postpartum state.

Objective

To assess whether women with GH continue to have an increased rate of SDB compared to healthy pregnant women, after the physiologic changes of pregnancy resolve.

Methods

We previously studied women with GH and uncomplicated pregnancies with sleep questionnaires and level 1 polysomnography. Participants were invited to participate in repeat testing 1-2 years po

SUBMITTER: Reid J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3624826 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature