The Impact of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Severity of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Feto-Maternal Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Background:There is a close association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and preeclampsia. Both conditions have poor pregnancy outcomes. Methods:Forty women with new-onset hypertension of pregnancy and 60 age-matched normotensive pregnant women were subjected to polysomnography. The maternal and fetal outcomes of all the subjects were noted. Results:SDB occurs more frequently (p?=?0.018; OR 13.1) and with more severity (p 0.001; OR 1.8) in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy even after controlling for pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI). Furthermore, the BMI significantly correlated with both the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI; r?=?0.745; p?

SUBMITTER: Suri J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6801286 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature