Late Pregnancy Sleep: Does Altitude Effect Length of Labor and Cesarean Rates?

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Late Pregnancy Sleep: Does Altitude Effect Length of Labor and Cesarean Rates?

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Gayle J. Kipnis, PhD, RNC-OB, AHN-BC , School of Nursing, California State University Chico, Chico, CA
Kathryn Lee, PhD, RN , University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Discipline: Newborn Care (N), Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify differences in sleep characteristics during late pregnancy between women living at sea level and those at altitude
  • Describe the associations between late pregnancy sleep quantity and quality at altitude and length of labor?
  • List sleep hygiene measures that can assist women in late pregnancy to sleep more effectively

    • Submission Description:
    According to the National Sleep Foundation, 78% of women report that their sleep during pregnancy was worse than at any other time in their lives. This original and award-winning research (Western Institute of Nursing, Carol Lindeman Award) studied women at both sea level and altitude to explore the differences in sleep characteristics and perinatal outcomes. Instructing mothers on sleep hygiene may offer some relief.

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