Factors related to insomnia and sleepiness in the late third trimester of pregnancy

• Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 286; no. 1; pp. 55 - 61
• Main Authors: Fernández-Alonso, Ana M., Trabalón-Pastor, Martina, Chedraui, Peter, Pérez-López, Faustino R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Arm - anatomy & histology; Birth Weight; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Body Size; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - etiology; Employment; Endocrinology; Female; Gestational Age; Gynecology; Health risk assessment; Human Genetics; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Insomnia; Linear Models; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Risk Factors; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - etiology; Smoking - adverse effects; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surveys and Questionnaires; Pregnancy; Sleep disorders; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Insomnia Severity Index; Sleepiness

Objective To assess the presence of insomnia and sleepiness and related factors in the late third trimester of pregnancy. Methods A total of 370 singleton gravids completed a general questionnaire containing personal data, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). In...