The Effect of Epilepsy on Sleep Quality During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study seeks to understand how sleep is affected in pregnant women with epilepsy (WWE) relative to healthy pregnant women during pregnancy and postpartum and to non-pregnant WWE during comparative time periods.

Background

Sleep impacts maternal health and mood during pregnancy. Maternal sleep disturbances are related to poor fetal growth and increased fetal deaths. Epilepsy is the most common neurologic condition in pregnancy. Sleep disruption can worsen epileptic seizures. The interplay between epilepsy, pregnancy, and sleep is poorly understood.

Design

/Methods: The Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs (MONEAD) study is an NIH-funded, prospective, observational, multicenter study, enrolling women from December 2012 th

SUBMITTER: Toprani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9559942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature