Evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea prevalence in mothers of infants with low birth weight and its relationship with serum uric acid levels as a hypoxia marker.

Oktay Sari Yaşam Kemal Akpak Neslihan Yerebasmaz Ismail Arslan Basri Furkan Dagcioglu Serkan Oral

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

Uric acid levels can be used as a prognostic parameter for the closer monitoring of pregnant women who have been diagnosed with small-for-gestational-age babies during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

uric acid
gestational age
preterm birth
low birth weight
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
birth weight
obstructive sleep apnea
human milk
preterm infants
risk factors
positive airway pressure
physical activity
sleep apnea