Prolonged antepartum hospitalization: no time for rest

Objectiveto characterize sleep patterns among pregnant women undergoing prolonged antepartum hospitalization.study designwe conducted a prospective cohort study of women undergoing prolonged antepartum hospitalization after 20 weeks’ gestation. women were recruited to wear an actigraph, complete a sleep log for 7 consecutive days, and complete a sleep survey at the end of the study period. actigraphy was used to determine rest and sleep intervals, sleep onset latency, and wake time after sleep onset.resultsa total of 40 participants were recruited, and 28 had ≥ 5 nights of data for a total of 177 nights of antepartum sleep data. mean gestational age was 30 weeks. median sleep duration was 7.05 h ± 1.71 h. in all, 43.5% of women had an average sleep duration of <7 h per night. in all, 28.2% of the study nights had a bedtime between midnight and 5 am. going to bed between midnight and 5 am was significantly associated with sleep durations of <7 h (70.7 vs. 32.5%, p < .001). participants reported an average of 2.4 awakenings per night due to hospital-related events.conclusionsprolonged antepartum hospitalization has a negative impact on sleep duration and quality.