Sleep quality and stress in women with pregnancy-induced hypertension and gestational diabetes mellitus.

DISCUSSION: This investigation suggests that pregnant women with PIH and GDM experience higher stress levels than do non-pregnant women and healthy pregnant women. Further, our results indicate that sleep quality worsens during the third trimester compared with the second trimester. PMID: 24881523 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24881523?dopt=Abstract

Source: Women Birth - May 29, 2014 Category: Midwifery Authors: Hayase M, Shimada M, Seki H Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research