Insomnia During Pregnancy and Related Factors

Abstract

Objective:In this study, the aim was to investigate the prevalence of insomnia and related factors in Turkish pregnant women.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed out with 467 pregnant women. The Personal Information Form, Insomnia Severity Index, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were used to collect the data.Results:The mean age of the participating pregnant women was 28.9±3.90 years. Of them, 28.5% suffered from insomnia, 30.8% were in the first trimester, 37.5% were in the second trimester, and 31.7% were in the third trimester. The results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the ESS score, pregnancy trimester, daytime sleep, leg cramp during sleep, and edema were the risk factors affecting insomnia during pregnancy.Conclusion:In the study, it was determined that the daytime sleepiness score was one of the main factors affecting insomnia during pregnancy, that insomnia was more prevalent in the third trimester than it was in the other two trimesters, and that sociodemographic and other obstetric characteristics did not affect insomnia.

Keywords

• insomnia
• daytime sleepiness
• pregnancy
• trimester