Sleep in the Supine Position during Pregnancy Is Associated with Fetal Cerebral Redistribution.

ABSTRACT: : The supine sleep position in late pregnancy is a major risk factor for stillbirth, with a population attributable risk of 5.8% and one in four pregnant women reportedly sleeping in a supine position. Although the mechanisms linking the supine sleep position and late stillbirth remain unclear, there is evidence that it exacerbates pre-existing maternal sleep disordered breathing, which is another known risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes. Given that maternal sleep position is a potentially modifiable risk factor, the aim of this study was to characterize and correlate uteroplacental and fetal hemodynamics, including cardiac function, in a cohort of women with apparently uncomplicated pregnancies with their nocturnal sleep position. This was a prospective observational cohort study

SUBMITTER: Robertson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7356729 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature