Sleep, evening light exposure and perceived stress in healthy nulliparous women in the third trimester of pregnancy

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 6; p. e0252285
• Main Authors: Liset, Randi, Grønli, Janne, Henriksen, Roger E, Henriksen, Tone E. G, Nilsen, Roy M, Pallesen, Ståle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 03.06.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Birth weight; Causes of; Childbirth & labor; Circadian rhythm; Clinical medicine; Computer programs; Demographic aspects; Diabetes mellitus; Editing; Health aspects; Influence; Insomnia; Labor; Low birth weight; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Melatonin; Mental disorders; Mental health; Methodology; Midwifery; Offspring; Pain; Physical Sciences; Physiology; Population; Postpartum depression; Postpartum period; Pre-eclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Premature birth; Psychiatry; Psychology; Questionnaires; Restless legs syndrome; Reviews; Sleep; Sleep deprivation; Sleep disorders; Social Sciences; Software; Womens health; Norway

Sleep disturbances are common in pregnancy, and the prevalence increases during the third trimester. The aim of the present study was to assess sleep patterns, sleep behavior and prevalence of insomnia in pregnant women in the third trimester, by comparing them to a group of non-pregnant women. Furt...