A704: Investigating the relationship between sleep behaviour during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy related outcomes.

Investigating the relationship between sleep behaviour during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy related outcomes.

Approved: 2017

Collaborators:

Dr Christie Bennett
Dr Michelle Blumfield
Prof Helen Truby
Dr Sean Cain
Dr Stella Gwini

Synopsis

The majority of women will experience sleep disturbances in pregnancy, even if they have never experienced adverse sleep symptoms before. In non-pregnant populations, sleep disturbances has been linked to poorer dietary intakes, reduced glucose tolerance and a greater risk of obesity. However, research examining this relationship in pregnancy is limited. This research aims to investigate the relationship between sleeping behaviour in pregnancy and child birth outcomes (Child Data) in women with and without gestational diabetes (from survey 5)