EVALUATION OF SLEEP QUALITY IN PREGNANCY

Purpose: To compare sleep quality and sleepiness between different trimesters in pregnancy. Material-method: The pregnant women who applied to our clinic within 1 month divided into three groups as the first trimester is group 1, second trimester is group 2 and third trimester is group 3. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) are answered by the patients. Results: 74.2% (n=178) of all pregnant (n=240) had poor sleep quality (total Pittsburgh score>5). When the subscales of PSQI investigated, only the medicine uptake for poor sleep quality was not statistically different between the groups (p=0.084). The other subscales and the total scores of PSQI were the worst in group 3 and the best in group 2 (p<0.005). According to Epworth Sleepiness Scale; there was a statistically significant difference between group 2 and group 3 and sleepiness was higher in group 3 (p<0.005). Conclusion: It was found that sleep quality in pregnant women is poor in general and sleep disorders are the most seen in the third trimester while the least seen in the second trimester