title: Sleep disorders in Pregnancy: Glycaemic implications.
abstract: Sleep is one of the essential biorhythms of the body that helps in optimum restoration of many body functions. The sleep-wake cycle is determined by the circadian centre and is responsible for the anabolic functions in the body. Infants require about 14 to 18 hours of sleep per day, which reduces gradually to about 8 hours in adults. Urbanization and evolutionary changes have altered the sleep hygiene and shortened the sleep duration. This lead to various sleep disorders like sleep disordered breathing, insomnia and narcolepsy. Sleep disorders lead to adverse cardio-metabolic consequences, including insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia. Pregnancy poses an enormous burden on the homeostasis of the women with alteration in many physiological functions. The sleep disorders during pregnancy lead to adverse foeto-maternal outcomes with long term cardiovascular implications. In this article, I review the pathophysiology of sleep disorders during pregnancy and their glycaemic implications.
authors: Departments of Endocrinology, Command Hospital, Chandimandir, India.
authors: K V S Hari
authors: KV
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012890:Sleep; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
keywords: Sleep disorders, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Gestational diabetes.