Maternal sleep duration and complaints of vital exhaustion during pregnancy is associated with placental abruption.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sleep disorders are associated with cardiovascular complications and preterm delivery (PTD). Insufficient sleep results in metabolic alterations and increased inflammation, both known to contribute to placental abruption (abruption), a determinant of PTD. We examined associations of abruption with sleep duration and complaints of vital exhaustion.

Methods

The study included 164 abruption cases and 160 controls in a multicenter study in Peru. Data on habitual sleep duration and vital exhaustion during the first 6 months of pregnancy were elicited during interviews conducted following delivery. Women were categorized according to short, normal and long sleep duration (≤6, 7-8 and ≥9 h); and frequency of feeling exhausted. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals

SUBMITTER: Qiu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4241173 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature