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Sleep disturbances in depressed pregnant women and their newborns.

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Field, T; Diego, M; Hernandez-Reif, M; Figueiredo, B; Schanberg, S; Kuhn, C
Published in: Infant Behav Dev
February 2007

Pregnant women (N=253) were recruited during their second trimester of pregnancy (M=22.3 weeks gestation) and assigned to depressed (N=83) and non-depressed groups based on a SCID diagnosis of depression. They were then given self-report measures on sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety and anger, and their urine was assayed for norepinephrine and cortisol. These measures were repeated during their third trimester (M=32.4 weeks). Their newborns were then observed during sleep. During both the second and third trimesters, the depressed women had more sleep disturbances and higher depression, anxiety and anger scores. They also had higher norepinephrine and cortisol levels. The newborns of the depressed mothers also had more sleep disturbances including less time in deep sleep and more time in indeterminate (disorganized) sleep, and they were more active and cried/fussed more.

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Infant Behav Dev

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EISSN

1934-8800

Publication Date

February 2007

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

127 / 133

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sleep Wake Disorders
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Norepinephrine
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant Behavior
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Humans
  • Fetal Movement
  • Female
 

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Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Figueiredo, B., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2007). Sleep disturbances in depressed pregnant women and their newborns. Infant Behav Dev, 30(1), 127–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.08.002
Field, Tiffany, Miguel Diego, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Barbara Figueiredo, Saul Schanberg, and Cynthia Kuhn. “Sleep disturbances in depressed pregnant women and their newborns.Infant Behav Dev 30, no. 1 (February 2007): 127–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.08.002.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M, Figueiredo B, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Sleep disturbances in depressed pregnant women and their newborns. Infant Behav Dev. 2007 Feb;30(1):127–33.
Field, Tiffany, et al. “Sleep disturbances in depressed pregnant women and their newborns.Infant Behav Dev, vol. 30, no. 1, Feb. 2007, pp. 127–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.08.002.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M, Figueiredo B, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Sleep disturbances in depressed pregnant women and their newborns. Infant Behav Dev. 2007 Feb;30(1):127–133.

Published In

Infant Behav Dev

DOI

EISSN

1934-8800

Publication Date

February 2007

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

127 / 133

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sleep Wake Disorders
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Norepinephrine
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant Behavior
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Humans
  • Fetal Movement
  • Female