Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy: Food for thought. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pengo, Martino F; Banerjee, Debasree; Kaur, Amanpreet; Bourjeily, Ghada
• Is Part Of: Obstetric medicine. Volume 9:Number 4(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 153
• Page End: 155
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Sleep disordered breathing -- hypertension -- complications -- neonatal medicine -- aging -- pregnancy; Pregnancy -- Complications -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1177/1753495X16631162
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-495X

Abstract

The last few years have witnessed a number of publications linking sleep disordered breathing to adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in various populations. Associations with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and growth restriction have been consistent across many studies. Though the manuscripts reviewed here consist mostly of preliminary data and need further confirmation, the studies have highlighted new directions in the assessment of the impact of sleep disordered breathing and pregnancy, and paved the way for new fields of research in this area.