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Normal pregnancy, daytime sleeping, snoring and blood pressure.
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Abnormal breathing during sleep (that is frequently, but not always, associated with loud, chronic snoring, and may be a consequence of edema induced by hormonal changes associated with pregnancy), can be seen in otherwise healthy young pregnant women and may contribute to the symptom of daytime sleepiness.About:
This article is published in Sleep Medicine.The article was published on 2000-10-01. It has received 119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polysomnography & Non-rapid eye movement sleep.read more
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Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnea: a population health perspective.
TL;DR: Evidence from methodologically strong cohort studies indicates that undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, with or without symptoms, is independently associated with increased likelihood of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, daytime sleepiness, motor vehicle accidents, and diminished quality of life.
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Effects of pregnancy on mothers' sleep.
TL;DR: The subjective quality of sleep is disturbed as early as the first trimester of pregnancy, although total sleeping time increases, and the amount of reported sleep begins to decrease in the second trimester.
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Sleep-disordered breathing and upper airway size in pregnancy and post-partum
Bilgay Izci,Marjorie Vennelle,Wang A. Liston,Kirsty C. Dundas,Andrew A. Calder,Neil J. Douglas +5 more
TL;DR: Increased snoring was confirmed and showed narrower upper airways during the third trimester of pregnancy, and pregnancy was associated with upper airway narrowing.
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Sleep in women across the life cycle from adulthood through menopause
TL;DR: Much research is required to fully elucidate the impact of the life cycle on sleep parameters in women, especially during pregnancy and postpartum.
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Maternal sleep during pregnancy and poor fetal outcomes: A scoping review of the literature with meta-analysis.
TL;DR: There is a wealth of evidence to say that sleep impacts maternal health during pregnancy, however, little has been published on fetal health and maternal sleep, and existing evidence suggests that this is an important area for future research.
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EEG arousals: Scoring rules and examples. A preliminary report from the Sleep Disorders Atlas Task Force of the American Sleep Disorder Association
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A Cause of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: The Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
TL;DR: In this article, a group of diese subjects was investigated during nocturnal sleep and daytime naps, and sleep was fragmented by very short alpha EEC arousals throughout the sleeping period.