Breathing during Sleep in Normal Pregnant Women1–3
Brownell L, West P, Kryger M. Breathing during Sleep in Normal Pregnant Women1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1986, 133: 38-41. PMID: 3942378, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1986.133.1.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate pregnancyMinimal arterial oxygen saturationMaternal oxygen desaturationFrequency of apneaRespiratory sleep studiesAlveolar-arterial differenceArterial oxygen saturationFunctional residual capacityLevels of progesteroneSleep-related apneaTotal apneaOxygen desaturationMaternal oxygenationComplete polysomnographyWk gestationPregnant womenCardiac outputLast trimesterPhysiologic changesResidual volumeSupine positionSleep studiesOxygen saturationPregnancyApnea