Nighttime sleep, daytime napping, and labor outcomes in healthy pregnant women in Taiwan.
Res Nurs Health
; 36(6): 612-22, 2013 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24178435
ABSTRACT
We prospectively examined the associations of nighttime and daytime sleep during the third trimester of pregnancy with labor duration and risk of cesarean deliveries in a convenience sample of 120 nulliparous women who completed sleep-related questionnaires and wore wrist actigraphs for up to 7 days. Nap duration and 24-hour sleep duration were inversely associated with labor duration in women with vaginal delivery. Neither actigraphy-derived nor self-reported sleep variables were associated with type of delivery (e.g., vaginal, cesarean). Results showed a beneficial effect of sleep on labor duration and suggest that studies of sleep duration effects on labor and pregnancy outcomes require a consideration of the amount of both daytime and nighttime sleep.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Pregnancy Trimester, Third
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Health Status
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Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Year:
2013
Type:
Article