Association of sleep quality during pregnancy with stress and depression: a prospective birth cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The sleep quality of pregnant women in the third trimester is related to mental health. However, there is still a lack of large-scale cohort research exploring this relationship in the second trimester. Thus, we assessed the associations of sleep quality during the second trimester with antenatal stress and antenatal and postnatal depression. METHODS:We examined 1152 pregnant women from a prospective cohort study in China to assess the associations of sleep quality in the second trimester with antenatal stress, antenatal depression, and postnatal depression. We used linear regression models and logistic regression models to examine the associations of sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]) during pregnancy with perinatal stress (Pregnancy Pressure Scale [PPS]) and

SUBMITTER: Gao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6882237 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature