Effect of Pregnancy on Sleep

Getting a good sleep is important to mother and child health, for pregnant women getting sleepless night lead to fatigue, day time sleeping, leading to change in sleep cycle and effecting maternal and fetal health mentally. Sleep plays important role in health of baby like memory, appetite, and learning. Now a day’s sleep duration has been declining in women priority list. Sleep deprivation have shown adverse effect on birth results like preterm delivery and mental issues like postpartum illness and depression. Pregnancy deals with different physical, hormonal and physiological changes effecting sleep, most of the women experience sleep disturbances during pregnancy. Insomnia, leg cramps, obstructive sleep Apnea, restless leg syndrome, gastro oesophageal reflux disorder majorly occurring problems during pregnancy. Lifestyle and prevention of things are considered