Characteristics of sleep/wake problems and delivery outcomes among pregnant Japanese women without gestational complications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frequently observed sleep/wake problems among pregnant women need comprehensive evaluation. This study was conducted to clarify the sleep/wake problems among pregnant women without gestational complications during the second and third trimester and the effects of sleep/wake problems on delivery outcomes.

Methods

A total of 88 Japanese pregnant women participated in this study. In their second and third trimester, subjective sleep quality, insomnia severity, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), and restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) were assessed using questionnaires; also, sleep disordered breathing (SDB) was screened using a pulse oximeter.

Results

From the second to the third trimester, an increasing tendency of sleep/wake problems was o

SUBMITTER: Umeno S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082997 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature