Considerations in Treating Insomnia During Pregnancy: A Literature Review

Disrupted sleep affects up to 97% of women during their pregnancy.1 The fetal effects of sleep medications have not been well studied. There are few reviews of medications used for sleep disorders in pregnancy, and they have limited risk-benefit analyses of their use for insomnia in the context of active psychiatric illness. We discuss pertinent issues related to sleep in pregnancy in the setting of psychiatric illness, and review the literature on the most commonly used medications for insomnia.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research