Sleep quality in preeclampsia.
OBJECTIVE
Our goal was to study the sleep quality in women with preeclampsia with a special reference to nocturnal body movement activity.


METHODS
Sleep quality was evaluated in nine women with preeclampsia and eight women with normal term pregnancy by means of questionnaires and by recording the nocturnal body movement activity with the static charge-sensitive bed.


RESULTS
Subjective sleep complaints were similar in both groups. The total movement time and the total frequency of body movements in bed were, however, significantly increased in the preeclamptic group.


CONCLUSIONS
The study suggests that sleep is impaired in preeclamptic subjects.
Ekholm
E M
EM
Cardiorespiratory Research Unit, University of Turku, Finland.
Polo
O
O
Rauhala
E R
ER
Ekblad
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UU
D000328:Adult; D001513:Beds; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology