High risk for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders among overweight and obese pregnant women.

Citation:

Rice JR, Larrabure-Torrealva GT, Fernandez MAL, Grande M, Motta V, Barrios YV, Sanchez S, Gelaye B, Williams MA. High risk for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders among overweight and obese pregnant women. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2015;15

Date Published:

09

Abstract:

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common and serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, is associated with excess weight and obesity. Little is known about the co-occurrence of OSA among pregnant women from low and middle-income countries.