New research found that short sleep duration in pregnant women can lead to neurodevelopmental delays in their children after they are born. Experts discuss the risks and how to prevent them.
Sleep is crucial, especially for pregnant women. Inadequate sleep during pregnancy can have many negative effects, including neurodevelopmental delays for the child, according to a new study. The research, which was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, examined the effects of short sleep duration — defined as sleeping fewer than seven hours per night — on pregnant women.
The China-based researchers analyzed sleep data from 7,059 mother-child pairs from three Chinese hospitals. The children were screened for developmental delays from 6 months to 3 years old. Insufficient sleep during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of delays in nervous system development, the researchers found.
Much more research is needed to assess this relationship, but adequate sleep is known to be associated with proper growth and socioemotional development,' she told Fox News Digital. For more Health articles, visit foxnews.com/health Poor sleep during pregnancy is also associated with other complications, including preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, LoPiano detailed. 'Adequate sleep is known to be associated with proper growth and socioemotional development.
The researchers also recommend that health care providers screen pregnant women for sleep quality and provide guidance on achieving sufficient sleep. 'Furthermore, monitoring and managing gestational diabetes, which is linked to sleep patterns, should be emphasized,' Zhu added. The study did have some potential limitations, the researchers acknowledged. 'As an observational study, we can only establish associations rather than causality,' Zhu told Fox News Digital.
Additionally, sleep duration was self-reported, which may introduce some level of bias.' Future studies with objective sleep measurements and larger sample sizes could help to validate the findings, the researcher added.
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