Beware mommies-to-be! You may try to sleep on your left or right side as sleeping on back during late pregnancy may increase the risk of<\/p>\n
stillbirth, according to a new research.<\/p>\n
According to researchers, foetuses were only in an active state when the mother was on her left or right side. This is the first study to monitor<\/p>\n
unborn babies overnight and at the same time, record the mother’s position during sleep.<\/p>\n
The sleep position of women in late pregnancy has been shown to be related to an increased risk of late stillbirth (after 28 weeks gestation).<\/p>\n
Lead investigator Peter Stone, from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, said, \u201cIn the situation where the baby may not be healthy, such<\/p>\n
as those with poor growth, the baby may not tolerate the effect of maternal back sleeping.\u201d \u201cWe are suggesting that there is now sufficient<\/p>\n
evidence to recommend mothers avoid sleeping on their back in late pregnancy, not only because of the epidemiological data but also because<\/p>\n
we have shown it has a clear effect on the baby,\u201d Stone added.<\/p>\n
The team investigated the sleep position of pregnant women by setting up an infrared video camera to record their position as they slept.<\/p>\n
The team involved 30 pregnant women at 34-38 weeks gestation and all of them were healthy with healthy babies.<\/p>\n
The researchers are now investigating pregnancies where the foetus is not growing properly or the mother has reported decreased foetal<\/p>\n
movements, as both situations have been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth.<\/p>\n
They continuously recorded the heart rate of the women and foetus overnight using an ECG device.<\/p>\n
The results suggested that when the mother slept on her back, the foetus was less active.<\/p>\n
Foetal activity is one measure of its wellbeing. Foetuses were only in an active state when the mother was on her left or right side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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