Examination of the Relation between Sleep Quality during Pregnancy and Adaptation to Pregnancy

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the relation between sleep quality in pregnancy and adaptation to pregnancy. The study had included 369 pregnant women presenting to the obstetric and gynecological outpatient clinic. The study had an analytical and cross-sectional design. Data was collected by using a sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the acceptance of pregnancy subscale of the Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire. Obtained data was evaluated using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation analysis. The mean score on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was 9.49±2.88 and the mean score on acceptance of pregnancy was 20.95±6.59. The mean scores for the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, its subscales and acceptance of pregnancy increased from the first trimester to the third trimester and this difference was statistically significant. Also, a significant, moderate, positive correlation was found between the sleep quality of the pregnant women and their adaptation to pregnancy according to their trimesters. It can be concluded that the sleep quality of the pregnant women was poor in general but that the level of their adaptation to pregnancy was good. The sleep quality and adaptation to pregnancy decreased as pregnancy progressed throughout all the trimesters. Keywords: adaptation, pregnancy, sleep quality, trimester