| International journal of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (Volume 3 Issue 3) | |
| Snoring and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Malaysian Pregnant Women |  |
| Pages 55-62 Anitha Vivekanandan, Sharifah Sulaihabinti Syed Aznal, Tan Kah Pei, Han Chee Enn, Jasmin Begam Mohamed Sarbudeen, Vivien Kesu Belani and Mohammad Nasuha Bin Saufi Sofian DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15379/2408-9761.2016.03.03.02Published: 30 November 2016 |
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| Abstract | |
| Chronic hypoxia induced by periods of hypo-oxygenation in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can be associated with reduced foetal growth in pregnancy. Obesity, hormonal and physiological changes during pregnancy plus variations in the craniofacial anatomy could increase the incidence of snoring and possibly OSA. In spite of the high incidence of obesity noted in Malaysia, especially in females, there have been no studies so far conducted to study the prevalence of OSA during pregnancy in this population. Thus, we sought to determine the prevalence of snoring and those who are at high risk for OSA among pregnant women in Malaysia. | |
| Keywords | |
| Pregnancy, Snoring, Obstructive sleep apnoea, Gestational diabetes mellitus, Pregnancy induced hypertension. | |
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