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Bublitz MH, Sharp M, Freeburg T, Sanapo L, Nugent NR, Sharkey K, Bourjeily G. Sleep Disordered Breathing Measures in Early Pregnancy Are Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Late Pregnancy. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:858. [PMID: 34064603 PMCID: PMC8151613 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11050858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and depression are both common complications of pregnancy and increase risk for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. SDB precedes onset of depression in non-pregnant adults; however, the longitudinal relationship has not been studied in pregnancy. The present research examined temporal associations between SDB and depressive symptoms in 175 pregnant women at risk for SDB (based on frequent snoring and obesity), but without an apnea hypopnea index of ≥5 events per hour at enrollment. Women completed a self-report assessments of depressive symptoms using PHQ-9 and in-home level III sleep apnea monitoring at approximately 12- and 32-weeks' gestation. We also assessed the risk for SDB using the Berlin Questionnaire in early pregnancy. Results revealed that measures of SDB in early pregnancy as assessed by in-home sleep study, but not by self-reported SDB, predicted elevated depressive symptoms in late pregnancy. SDB in late pregnancy was not associated with depressive symptoms. To conclude, these findings suggest that SDB may increase the risk for elevated depressive symptoms as pregnancy progresses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Margaret H. Bublitz
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (M.S.); (N.R.N.); (K.S.)
- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (L.S.); (G.B.)
- Women’s Medicine Collaborative, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA;
| | - Meghan Sharp
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (M.S.); (N.R.N.); (K.S.)
- Women’s Medicine Collaborative, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA;
| | - Taylor Freeburg
- Women’s Medicine Collaborative, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA;
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
| | - Laura Sanapo
- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (L.S.); (G.B.)
- Women’s Medicine Collaborative, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA;
| | - Nicole R. Nugent
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (M.S.); (N.R.N.); (K.S.)
- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
| | - Katherine Sharkey
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (M.S.); (N.R.N.); (K.S.)
- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (L.S.); (G.B.)
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02905, USA
| | - Ghada Bourjeily
- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA; (L.S.); (G.B.)
- Women’s Medicine Collaborative, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA;
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