P0051 Sleep disturbances in late pregnancy

The Effect of Impaired Sleep on Preterm Labour

“…We found a correlation between daily dysfunction as a variable of the ISI, and preterm birth (p = 0.044); 61.8% and 48.1% of the women in the term and preterm birth groups, respectively experienced daily dysfunction. Previous studies have shown that daily dysfunction occurs in 46.2-54% of women during pregnancy (16,20,23). In those studies, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire was used and the researchers found that taking naps can reduce the amount of daily dysfunction, although the exact definition and specifications of naps were not mentioned in the questionnaire.…”