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Maternal Sleep Health and Foetal Outcomes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Maternal sleep health
Respiratory - Sleep apnoea
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fetal medicine and complications of pregnancy
Registration Number
ACTRN12609000587202
Lead Sponsor
Institute for Breathing and Sleep
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

between 20-24 weeks gestation
Risk factors for sleep disordered breathing, including pre-pregnant obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30kg/m2) and snoring (cases); healthy controls with no history of snoring.

Exclusion Criteria

Multiple pregnancy, current pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia, previously diagnosed and treated Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) or other sleep disorder, e.g. narcolepsy, periodic leg movements in sleep (PLMS).

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Infant birth weight - A >1/3 fall in birth weight percentile from expected will be considered as slowed late foetal growth.[32 weeks gestation, 36 weeks gestation, delivery.];abnormal cardiotocography[38 weeks gestation]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
blood sample and cord blood for detection of elevated levels of cytokines and markers of oxidative stress.[28 weeks gestation, delivery.]
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