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01-12-2019 | Gestational Diabetes | Diabetes and Pregnancy (M-F Hivert and CE Powe, Section Editors)

Sleep in Pregnancy and Maternal Hyperglycemia: a Narrative Review

Authors: Nur Khairani Farihin Abdul Jafar, Derric Zenghong Eng, Shirong Cai

Published in: Current Diabetes Reports | Issue 12/2019

Abstract

Purpose of Review

Prevalence of gestational diabetes is increasing globally and sleep may be a modifiable lifestyle factor associated with it. However, existing findings have been inconsistent.

Recent Findings

Majority of studies reviewed found a link between extreme sleep durations and elevated risk of maternal hyperglycemia. The findings with sleep-disordered breathing are less consistent. Methodological differences across studies, in terms of sleep assessment methods (subjective vs. objective), study population (low vs. high risk), classification of gestational diabetes and sleep problems, may have contributed to the inconsistent findings. Some studies also suggest the possibility of trimester-specific association between sleep and maternal hyperglycemia.

Summary

Large-scale prospective studies comprising objective measurements of sleep, preferably over three trimesters and preconception, are needed to better evaluate the relationship between sleep and maternal hyperglycemia.

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Title: Sleep in Pregnancy and Maternal Hyperglycemia: a Narrative Review
Authors: Nur Khairani Farihin Abdul Jafar
Derric Zenghong Eng
Shirong Cai
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes
Hyperglycemia
Snoring
Published in: Current Diabetes Reports / Issue 12/2019
Print ISSN: 1534-4827
Electronic ISSN: 1539-0829
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-019-1259-6

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