Lack of sleep during pregnancy could impact baby's development, study reveals
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New research found that short sleep duration in pregnant women can lead to neurodevelopmental delays in their children after they are born. Experts discuss the risks and how to prevent them.
The research, which was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, examined the effects of short sleep duration (SSD) — defined as sleeping fewer than seven hours per night — on pregnant women. "Adequate sleep is known to be associated with proper growth and socioemotional development." Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.
The China-based researchers analyzed sleep data from 7,059 mother-child pairs from three Chinese hospitals. The children were screened for developmental delays from 6 months to 3 years old.