Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Severe Maternal-Infant Morbidity/Mortality in the United States, 1998-2009
Author(s) -
Judette Louis,
Mulubrhan F. Mogos,
Jason L. Salemi,
Susan Redline,
Hamisu M. Salihu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.3644
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , obstructive sleep apnea , eclampsia , confidence interval , pediatrics , obstetrics , confounding , genetics , biology
A recent trend in increasing rates of severe maternal morbidity and mortality despite quality improvements has been noted. The goal of this study is to estimate the national prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in pregnant women and examine associations between OSA and pregnancy-related morbidities, including in-hospital maternal mortality.
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