Melatonin profiles during the third trimester of pregnancy and health status in the offspring among day and night workers: A case series.

ABSTRACT: Successful pregnancy requires adaptation in maternal physiology. During intrauterine life the mother's circadian timing system supports successful birth and postnatal development. Maternal melatonin is important to transmit circadian timing and day length to the fetus. This study aims to describe the third trimester of pregnancy among day (n = 5) and night (n = 3) workers by assessing their melatonin levels in a natural environment. Additionally, we describe the worker's metabolic profiles and compare the health status of the newborns between groups of day and night working mothers. Our results indicate an occurrence of assisted delivery (cesarean and forceps) among night workers. Moreover, the newborns of night workers showed lower Apgar index and breastfeeding difficulty indicating a wor

SUBMITTER: Nehme PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586602 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature