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09/24/2012
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If left untreated, it can progress to eclampsia
Women who suffer from sleep apnea during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with health problems early, say researchers.
They found that mothers of babies with respiratory distress are more likely to undergo intensive treatment during the prenatal period.
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, studied obese pregnant women with and without apnea.
They found that this disorder was also associated with higher rates of preeclampsia in overweight women.
The complication of pregnancy causes blood pressure becomes high and the protein leaves the urine. If apnea is left untreated, it can progress to eclampsia, a type of seizure.
This disorder occurs when the muscles and soft tissues of the throat suffer a collapse during sleep and block the airway for 10 seconds or more.
Some experts believe that pregnancy can increase the chances of developing sleep apnea, especially in the third quarter due to weight gain. Nasal membranes may also swell and blood vessels may extend over nine months.
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A survey, of Case Western Reserve University, auditioned with 175 obese pregnant women using a portable device.
About 42% of women with apnea had preeclampsia compared with 17% of women who did not have the problem.
Meanwhile, almost half of the babies born to women with apnea had the need to go through an intensive treatment compared with 17% of mothers with overweight. Many of these admissions were due to respiratory failure.
According to a survey by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five U.S. women are obese when they become pregnant.
Although many studies have evaluated complications associated with obesity in pregnancy - including high blood pressure and gestational diabetes - sleep apnea has been little studied and diagnosed.
The study authors suggest that the best way to avoid these problems with apnea would treat obesity before the woman becomes pregnant, but acknowledges that "weight loss is often difficult."
Source: Everyday Health
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