A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sleep disturbances in late pregnancy are common. This study aimed to survey sleep problems in third trimester pregnant women and to compare sleep in the pre-pregnancy period with the third trimester.</p> <p>Methods</p&...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2012-12-01
|
| Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/144 |
| _version_ | 1818211450400800768 |
|---|---|
| author | Hutchison B Lynne Stone Peter R McCowan Lesley ME Stewart Alistair W Thompson John MD Mitchell Edwin A |
| author_facet | Hutchison B Lynne Stone Peter R McCowan Lesley ME Stewart Alistair W Thompson John MD Mitchell Edwin A |
| author_sort | Hutchison B Lynne |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sleep disturbances in late pregnancy are common. This study aimed to survey sleep problems in third trimester pregnant women and to compare sleep in the pre-pregnancy period with the third trimester.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Third-trimester women (n=650) were sent a postal survey containing questions relating to sleep experience, including perceived sleep quality, sleep difficulties, night waking, sleep environment, snoring, daytime tiredness and daytime napping. Time periods reported on were before pregnancy and in the last week.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Respondents numbered 244 (38%). Before pregnancy, the mean reported duration of night-time sleep was 8.1 (SD 1.1) hours; in the last week this had decreased to 7.5 (SD 1.8) hours (p<.0001). Only 29% rated their sleep quality in the last week as very good or fairly good, compared with 82% rating their sleep this way before the pregnancy. The main reasons for sleeping difficulties were discomfort (67%) and pain (36%). Snoring increased significantly over the course of the pregnancy, with 37% reporting snoring often or every night in the last week. Those with a pre-pregnancy body mass index of greater than 25 were significantly more likely to snore (p=.01). Only 4% of women had an abnormal Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (i.e. >10) prior to pregnancy, whereas in the last week 33% scored in the abnormal range. Likewise, 5% had regularly napped during the daytime before pregnancy, compared with 41% in the last week.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Sleep problems are common in women in late pregnancy, and increase markedly compared with before pregnancy.</p> |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-12T05:32:42Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-5e44898383814fabb520d5c1d5b34404 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1471-2393 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-12T05:32:42Z |
| publishDate | 2012-12-01 |
| publisher | BMC |
| record_format | Article |
| series | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| spelling | doaj.art-5e44898383814fabb520d5c1d5b344042022-12-22T00:36:16ZengBMCBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1471-23932012-12-0112114410.1186/1471-2393-12-144A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancyHutchison B LynneStone Peter RMcCowan Lesley MEStewart Alistair WThompson John MDMitchell Edwin A<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sleep disturbances in late pregnancy are common. This study aimed to survey sleep problems in third trimester pregnant women and to compare sleep in the pre-pregnancy period with the third trimester.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Third-trimester women (n=650) were sent a postal survey containing questions relating to sleep experience, including perceived sleep quality, sleep difficulties, night waking, sleep environment, snoring, daytime tiredness and daytime napping. Time periods reported on were before pregnancy and in the last week.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Respondents numbered 244 (38%). Before pregnancy, the mean reported duration of night-time sleep was 8.1 (SD 1.1) hours; in the last week this had decreased to 7.5 (SD 1.8) hours (p<.0001). Only 29% rated their sleep quality in the last week as very good or fairly good, compared with 82% rating their sleep this way before the pregnancy. The main reasons for sleeping difficulties were discomfort (67%) and pain (36%). Snoring increased significantly over the course of the pregnancy, with 37% reporting snoring often or every night in the last week. Those with a pre-pregnancy body mass index of greater than 25 were significantly more likely to snore (p=.01). Only 4% of women had an abnormal Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (i.e. >10) prior to pregnancy, whereas in the last week 33% scored in the abnormal range. Likewise, 5% had regularly napped during the daytime before pregnancy, compared with 41% in the last week.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Sleep problems are common in women in late pregnancy, and increase markedly compared with before pregnancy.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/144PregnancySleep disturbancesSleep qualitySnoringDaytime sleepiness |
| spellingShingle | Hutchison B Lynne Stone Peter R McCowan Lesley ME Stewart Alistair W Thompson John MD Mitchell Edwin A A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Pregnancy Sleep disturbances Sleep quality Snoring Daytime sleepiness |
| title | A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy |
| title_full | A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy |
| title_fullStr | A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy |
| title_short | A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy |
| title_sort | postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy |
| topic | Pregnancy Sleep disturbances Sleep quality Snoring Daytime sleepiness |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/144 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hutchisonblynne apostalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT stonepeterr apostalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT mccowanlesleyme apostalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT stewartalistairw apostalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT thompsonjohnmd apostalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT mitchelledwina apostalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT hutchisonblynne postalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT stonepeterr postalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT mccowanlesleyme postalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT stewartalistairw postalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT thompsonjohnmd postalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy AT mitchelledwina postalsurveyofmaternalsleepinlatepregnancy |