Sleep quality during pregnancy: associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Päivi Polo-KantolaLinda AukiaKarlsson HasseKarlsson LinneaE Juulia PaavonenPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2016)
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.