Pregnant women with sleep apnea may be at higher risk for complications during their pregnancy, reports Fox News.
Women who had sleep apnea were almost twice as likely to develop what’s known as preeclampsia, a type of pregnancy-related high blood pressure, and up to 3.5 times more likely to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, the study found.
“Although we found an association with sleep disordered breathing preceding the development of both pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes, we cannot conclude that universal screening for, and treatment of sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy would reduce the risks of these adverse outcomes,” said lead study author Dr. Francesca Facco of the University of Pittsburgh’s Magee-Women’s Hospital.
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This is a very important subject. It is encouraging to see it being discussed.
The subject of sleep disorders during and before pregnancy is covered in the newly released book GROWING A HEALTHY CHILD. It encourages sleep studies before and during pregnancy. It also offers treatment options.