K A Lee1, M E Zaffke, G McEnany. 1. Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0606, USA. kathy.lee@nursing.ucsf.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe changes in women's sleep patterns from prepregnancy to postpartum. METHODS: Polysomnography was done in women's homes for 2 consecutive nights. Forty-five women were studied during the follicular and luteal phases of their menstrual cycles, and 33 conceived and were studied during each trimester of pregnancy. Twenty-nine were studied at 1 and 3 months postpartum. RESULTS: Compared with prepregnant sleep characteristics, significant changes in sleep patterns were evident by 11-12 weeks' gestation, with a significant increase in total sleep time but less deep sleep and more awakening during sleep. By the third month postpartum, there was improvement in sleep characteristics; however, sleep efficiency remained significantly lower than baseline prepregnancy values. CONCLUSION: Sleep disturbance was greatest during the first postpartum month, particularly for first-time mothers.
OBJECTIVE: To describe changes in women's sleep patterns from prepregnancy to postpartum. METHODS: Polysomnography was done in women's homes for 2 consecutive nights. Forty-five women were studied during the follicular and luteal phases of their menstrual cycles, and 33 conceived and were studied during each trimester of pregnancy. Twenty-nine were studied at 1 and 3 months postpartum. RESULTS: Compared with prepregnant sleep characteristics, significant changes in sleep patterns were evident by 11-12 weeks' gestation, with a significant increase in total sleep time but less deep sleep and more awakening during sleep. By the third month postpartum, there was improvement in sleep characteristics; however, sleep efficiency remained significantly lower than baseline prepregnancy values. CONCLUSION: Sleep disturbance was greatest during the first postpartum month, particularly for first-time mothers.
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