Table 2: Women’s sleep disturbances during pregnancy by group of depression.

 

Sleep disturbances

Control group

MDD group

Insomniaᵃ

Difficulties in falling asleepᵃ*

16 (8.8)

78 (43.0)

4 (11.7)

21 (61.7)*

Nocturnal awakeningᵃ

 

 

       First trimester*

       Second trimester

25 (13.6)

68 (37.1)

10 (29.4)*

15 (44.1)

       Third trimester

131 (71.7)

27 (79.4)

Early morning awakeningᵃ

 

 

       First trimester

7 (3.9)

2 (5.8)

       Second trimester*

18 (9.8)

8 (23.5)*

       Third trimester*

63 (34.4)

20 (58.8)*

Nightmaresᵃ*

45 (24.7)

14 (41.1)*

Pain during sleepᵃ

 

 

       First trimester

8 (4.4)

3 (8.8)

       Second trimester*

20 (10.9)

9 (27)*

       Third trimester

63 (34.5)

17 (50)

Snoringᵃ

51 (27.8)

11 (32.3)

Apneaᵃ

3 (1.6)

2 (5.8)

Need for napsᵃ

135 (73.8)

29 (85.3)

Restless legs syndromeᵃ

54 (29.5)

13 (38.2)

Daytime sleepinessᵃ

122 (66.7)

27 (79.4)

Morning sleepinessᵃ

 

 

       First trimester*

24 (13.1)

9 (26.5)*

       Second trimester*

22 (12,0)

9 (26.5)*

       Third trimester

67 (36.6)

18 (52.9)

Sleep deprivationᵃ

 

 

       First trimester*

16 (8.7)

8 (23.5)*

       Second trimester

32 (17.5)

11 (32.2)

       Third trimester

70 (38.2)

17 (50)

Sleep duration per nightb

 

 

       First trimester

8.0 ± 1.3

7.7 ± 1.8

       Second trimester*

7.8 ± 1.3

7.0 ± 1.7*

 

ᵃData are presented as number of subjects (%)

ᵇData are presented as mean ± SD

*P < 0.05 significantly different from the control group