Association between sleep duration during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis

Sleep is critical for glucose metabolism. Pregnant women often have sleep disturbances and extreme sleep duration. Investigations of the relationship between sleep duration during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have reported inconsistent results. The present study aimed to meta-analyze the relationship between sleep duration during pregnancy and GDM risk.

Source: Sleep Medicine - August 22, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Ya-hui Xu, Le Shi, Yan-Ping Bao, Si-Jing Chen, Jie Shi, Rui-Ling Zhang, Lin Lu Source Type: research