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SUBMITTER: Qiu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4241173 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Qiu Chunfang C Sanchez Sixto E SE Gelaye Bizu B Enquobahrie Daniel A DA Ananth Cande V CV Williams Michelle A MA
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 20140522 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Sleep disorders are associated with cardiovascular complications and preterm delivery (PTD). Insufficient sleep results in metabolic alterations and increased inflammation, both known to contribute to placental abruption (abruption), a determinant of PTD. We examined associations of abruption with sleep duration and complaints of vital exhaustion.<h4>Methods</h4>The study included 164 abruption cases and 160 controls in a multicenter study in Peru. Data on habitual sleep durati ...[more]