The Concurrent and Longitudinal Relationship between Perinatal Sleep Difficulties and Depression in a Large Sample of High-Risk Women in South Africa
ConclusionsWe found that the severity of depressed mood is highly associated with sleep difficulties from pregnancy to 8 years post-birth and in a linear relationship, so that higher depressed mood is associated with more sleep problems.Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov registration: # NCT00996528.
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - Category: Health Management Source Type: research
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