An Epworth Sleep Score ≥11 is associated with emergency operative birth and poor neonatal composite outcome at term.

Nicole RobertsonChristopher FlatleySailesh Kumar

Published in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2019)

These results show that symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing are associated with emergency operative birth, particularly when the indication for operative birth was intrapartum fetal compromise.

Keyphrases

gestational age
public health
emergency department
healthcare
preterm birth
sleep quality
physical activity
pregnancy outcomes