For some time now, premature births have increased in the first world, being worrying about the health risks involved, especially for babies.
Any discovery related to that risk will always be welcome, like the one I explain today in which it is ensured that pregnant women who have trouble sleeping or who suffer from sleep disorders in the first and / or third trimester have increased risk of having a premature delivery.
In the second quarter the risk does not seem to increase
To reach these conclusions, a study was carried out with 166 pregnant women and the researchers saw that the risk did not occur when sleep problems occurred during the second trimester of pregnancy.
It is unknown why
The researchers declare in the study that they don't know why it happens, but they do affirm that the relationship between sleep difficulties and the risk of premature birth is clear. The data says that when women have sleep problems in the first trimester the risk is 25% higher than those women who sleep well in that period and, when they sleep poorly in the third trimester, the risk is 18% higher.
I say they see the relationship clearly because they controlled the variables that could also cause premature birth and saw that, likewise, sleeping badly affected the future of childbirth.
We will have to take into account the dream
If we think about the study for practical purposes, the logical thing is that in the medical controls, in addition to weighing the pregnant women (something that is done, for my taste, in an exaggerated way giving the weight an excessive importance), take the tension and control I hope all goes well, also ask about the quality of sleep of moms.
When a woman explains that she has trouble sleeping, she will be able to identify herself as a risk of preterm birth and can intervene to help her sleep better, rest more and minimize risks.
Michele Okun, author of the study said the following:
This supports the growing evidence that a bad dream is an important risk factor in premature birth. … It probably occurs in the presence of other risk factors, but sleep can be measured easily and quickly in prenatal visits. ... The data suggests that behavioral modifications could have beneficial results.
Now it is only necessary that each one do self-examination and that, if pregnant she sees that she has problems falling asleep, or if she sleeps badly, discuss it with the midwife or the gynecologist or, directly, look for tools or techniques that help you sleep better To avoid risks.
