Comparisons of sleep patterns between mothers in post-partum from 9 to 12 weeks and non-pregnant women

Citation
K. Nishihara et al., Comparisons of sleep patterns between mothers in post-partum from 9 to 12 weeks and non-pregnant women, PSY CLIN N, 55(3), 2001, pp. 227-228
Citations number
5
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
ISSN journal
1323-1316 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
227 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-1316(200106)55:3<227:COSPBM>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In order to evaluate two patterns of interrupted and non-interrupted sleep for the post-partum mothers from 9 to 12 weeks after delivery, we compared them with sleep patterns of nonpregnant women. Subjects were 10 primipara a nd 12 non-pregnant women. Their polysomnographic recordings were made using a Medilog recorder at home. In interrupted sleep, low sleep efficiency. de creased total sleep time, and a decreased percentage of stage 2 were signif icantly observed compared with non-pregnant women. Sleep parameters of non- interrupted sleep, except for increased percentage of stage 4, did not show any significant differences from non-pregnant women. Mothers sleep fluctua ted between interrupted sleep similar to the early post-partum sleep from 1 to 6 weeks and non-interrupted sleep with increased stage 4.