Subjective Estimation of Sleep Pattern during Pregnancy

• Published in: Journal of Japan Academy of Midwifery Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 42 - 53
• Main Authors: HORIUCHI, Shigeko, KONDO, Junko, OKAWA, Akiko, ISHII, Hitomi, OKUBO, Noriko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japan Academy of Midwifery 1988
• ISSN: 0917-6357; 1882-4307
• DOI: 10.3418/jjam.2.42

In order to identify the changes on sleep pattern during pregnancy, 289 pregnant women were studied. Subjective estimation form was developed including 3 major categories, namely, “Factors Relating to Sleep”, “Factors Relating on Awaking Feeling”, “Satisfaction resulting from Sleep”. Influencing factors were also collected. It was found that at the first trimester the desire for sleep increased. Towards the third trimester, feeling of difficult to fall in asleep, insufficient length of sleep, awaking during sleep were increased, and as a result, dissatisfaction towards sleep increased. Among the primigravidae, rejective feeling to the awaking during sleep is strong in the first trimester, but gradually decreased toward second and third trimester. While rejective feeling of the multigravidae was just the same ratio with the third trimester of the primigravidae. This evidence suggests the primigravidae needs more time for adjustment to the pregnancy. It was found physical discomfort due to the pregnancy influencing on satisfaction. Support provided by the family is another important influencing factor, to fall in sleep, depth of sleep, and feeling of satisfaction.