Sleep quality during pregnancy: Associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms
: Päivi Polo-Kantola, Linda Aukia, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, E. Juulia Paavonen
: 2017
: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
: 96
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: 0001-6349
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.13056
Conclusions
We found deterioration in sleep quality across pregnancy. However, no increase in negative daytime consequences was found, presumably indicating a compensatory capacity against sleep impairment. Additionally, depressive and anxiety symptoms and sleep disturbances were only cross-sectionally associated. Our study calls for further research on the factors that influence sleep disturbances during pregnancy.