Sleep disturbance in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 December 1972

Martin Schweiger

DOI10.1016/0002-9378(72)90091-9

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A subjective survey of sleep was carried out on 100 women who were 38 or more weeks pregnant, finding that most women reported some change in their sleep, in some cases throughout the pregnancy, but in most cases the change had occurred only in the third trimester.

Abstract

A subjective survey of sleep was carried out on 100 women who were 38 or more weeks pregnant. Sixty-eight reported some change in their sleep, in some cases throughout the pregnancy, but in most cases the change had occurred only in the third trimester. The changes were sufficient for 12 patients to take sleeping tablets at some stage. The reasons given for altered sleep may be considered as falling into the following groups: physiologic, psychological, background (hormonal?) factors, medical symptoms, and environmental factors.

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