Journal article
Can we predict sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy? The clinical utility of symptoms
DL Wilson, SP Walker, AM Fung, F O'Donoghue, M Barnes, M Howard
Journal of Sleep Research | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12063
Abstract
Summary: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is reported commonly during pregnancy and is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, but the majority of these data are based upon self-report measures not validated for pregnancy. This study examined the predictive value of screening questionnaires for SDB administered at two time-points in pregnancy, and attempted to develop an 'optimized predictive model' for detecting SDB in pregnancy. A total of 380 women were recruited from an antenatal clinic in the second trimester of pregnancy. All participants completed the Berlin Questionnaire and the Multivariable Apnea Risk Index (MAP Index) at recruitment, with a subset..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the staff at the Austin Health Sleep Laboratory and the antenatal clinics at Mercy Hospital for Women for their support of this project; we appreciate the valuable contribution made by each of the research participants. We would also like to thank Dr Helen Esdale and Ms Gabrielle Fleming for their hard work in recruiting for this study. This study was supported by the Austin Medical Research Foundation, the Australian Stillbirth Alliance, and the Medical Research Foundation for Women and Babies.