TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy
AU - Rizvi, Sarah
AU - Awwad, Mahdi
AU - Choudhry, Numan
AU - Khan, Safia S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Safia S. Khan received a grant (FP00012281) for obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy research from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Funding Information:
Grant: Safia S. Khan received a grant (FP00012281) for obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy research from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Disclosure: The authors have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. doi:10.3928/00485713-20191107-01
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PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often undiagnosed and undertreated in women, particularly in women who are pregnant, as the physiologic changes of pregnancy overlap with symptoms of OSA and sleep-disordered breathing, including excessive sleepiness, tiredness, headaches, and gastro-esophageal reflux. Pregnant women with sleep apnea have a higher chance of developing high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes, as well as having a higher chance of premature birth. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure can effectively reduce blood pressure within a single night, generally by reducing circulating stress hormone levels. Women who have had prior pregnancies with complications should be evaluated for OSA, preferably prior to or in early subsequent pregnancies to reduce maternal-fetal complications.
AB - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often undiagnosed and undertreated in women, particularly in women who are pregnant, as the physiologic changes of pregnancy overlap with symptoms of OSA and sleep-disordered breathing, including excessive sleepiness, tiredness, headaches, and gastro-esophageal reflux. Pregnant women with sleep apnea have a higher chance of developing high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes, as well as having a higher chance of premature birth. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure can effectively reduce blood pressure within a single night, generally by reducing circulating stress hormone levels. Women who have had prior pregnancies with complications should be evaluated for OSA, preferably prior to or in early subsequent pregnancies to reduce maternal-fetal complications.
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U2 - 10.3928/00485713-20191107-01
DO - 10.3928/00485713-20191107-01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077892095
SN - 0048-5713
VL - 49
SP - 524
EP - 528
JO - Psychiatric Annals
JF - Psychiatric Annals
IS - 12
ER -