Women's sleep position during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 2.6 million babies are stillborn each year globally, of which 98% occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A 2019 individual participant data meta-analysis of 6 studies from high-income countries found that maternal supine going-to-sleep position increased the risk of stillbirth. It is not clear whether this impact would be the same in LMICs, and the normal sleep behaviour of pregnant women in LMICs is not well understood.

Objective

Determine the prevalence of different sleeping positions among pregnant women in LMICs, and what (if any) positions were associated with stillbirth using a systematic review.

Search strategy

We systematically searched the databases Medline, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL and Global Index Medicus for relevant stud

SUBMITTER: Rossiter SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7923448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature