title: Sleep disorders during pregnancy.
abstract: This paper reviews the topic of sleep disorders in pregnant women. We describe changes in sleep architecture and sleep pattern during pregnancy, discuss the impact of the physical and biochemical changes of pregnancy on sleep in pregnant women and examine whether maternal-fetal outcomes may be adversely affected in women with disordered sleep. The literature on common sleep disorders affecting pregnant women, including insomnia, sleep-disordered breathing and restless legs syndrome, is reviewed and recommendations are made for the management of these disorders during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. gpien@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Grace W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Pien
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schwab
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives