Hypertension, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnoea during pregnancy: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the frequency of obstructive sleep apnoea among women with and without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Obstetric clinics at an academic medical centre.

Population

Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders (chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, or pre-eclampsia) and women who were normotensive.

Methods

Women completed a questionnaire about habitual snoring and underwent overnight ambulatory polysomnography.

Main outcome measures

The presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Results

Obstructive sleep apnoea was found among 21 of 51 women with hypertensive disorders (41%), but in only three of 16 women who were normotensive (19%, chi-square test, P=0.005). [Author correc

SUBMITTER: O'Brien LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4241143 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature