Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

We conducted a structured literature search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews for “obstructive sleep apnea” or “sleep apnea,” in addition to targeted …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy is a risk
factor for the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes …

Objective Pregnancy and the obesity epidemic impacting women of reproductive age
appear to predispose women to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in pregnancy. The aim of this …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with significant morbidity and
mortality in non-obstetrical and obstetrical patients. Objectives To estimate the prevalence of …

Sleep and pregnancy are dynamic processes with unique and evolving physiological
substrates. Given the “restorative hypothesis” of sleep as an anabolic process essential for …

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) which includes obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and
upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), has emerged as a risk factor for adverse …

Background: Pregnancy is a risk factor for sleep disordered breathing, including obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). Progesterone, one of the key hormones in pregnancy, a known …

Objectives Sleep apnea in pregnancy is known to adversely affect birth outcomes. Whether
in utero exposure to maternal sleep apnea is associated with long-term childhood …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep breathing disorder affecting 9% to 26%
of the general adult population. 1 Its prevalence is higher in the surgical population, and it …