Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy: Food for thought.
The last few years have witnessed a number of publications linking sleep disordered breathing to adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in various populations. Associations with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and growth restriction have been consistent across many studies. Though the manuscripts reviewed here consist mostly of preliminary data and need further confirmation, the studies have highlighted new directions in the assessment of the impact of sleep disordered breathing and pregnancy, and paved the way for new fields of research in this area.
Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Martino F
MF
Pengo
Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Debasree
D
Banerjee
Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Amanpreet
A
Kaur
Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Ghada
G
Bourjeily
Sleep disordered breathing; aging; complications; hypertension; neonatal medicine; pregnancy