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Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy |
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| Creator | Pawin Puapornpong, Chairat Neruntarat |
| Title | Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy |
| Publisher | Faculty of Medicine,Srinakharinwirot University |
| Publication Year | 2556 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 20 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 41-45 |
| Keyword | Obstructive sleep apnea, Snoring, Pregnancy |
| ISSN | 0859-3299 |
| Abstract | The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Thai pregnant women. The study was carried out from January 2010 through December 2010 at antenatal clinic, HRH princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Nakorn-nayok province. One hundred and twelve pregnant women were enrolled. All subjects answered a Berlin questionnaire, which had information on age, gravida, gestational age, prepregnancy body mass index, snoring and sleep apnea. The subjects who answered snoring or sleep apnea were tested by polysomnogram for detecting obstructive sleep apnea. The result showed no obstructive sleep apnea was detected. However, the prevalence of sleep apnea from the questionnaire was 3.57% and the prevalence of snoring in pregnancy was 31.25%. |