Objectively measured short sleep duration and later sleep midpoint in pregnancy are associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes
FL Facco, WA Grobman, KJ Reid, CB Parker… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Experimental and epidemiologic data suggest that among nonpregnant adults,
sleep duration may be an important risk factor for chronic disease. Although pregnant
women commonly report poor sleep, few studies objectively evaluated the quality of sleep in
pregnancy or explored the relationship between sleep disturbances and maternal and
perinatal outcomes. Objective Our objective was to examine the relationship between
objectively assessed sleep duration, timing, and continuity (measured via wrist actigraphy) …
sleep duration may be an important risk factor for chronic disease. Although pregnant
women commonly report poor sleep, few studies objectively evaluated the quality of sleep in
pregnancy or explored the relationship between sleep disturbances and maternal and
perinatal outcomes. Objective Our objective was to examine the relationship between
objectively assessed sleep duration, timing, and continuity (measured via wrist actigraphy) …