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1Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University/Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, National Health Commission, Hefei 230032, China.
Sleep regulates many body processes, including neuroendocrine immunity. There is increasing evidence that sleep can affect glucose metabolism. Pregnant women are more prone to sleep problems than the general population, and therefore the relationship between sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus is gradually under attention. This paper reviews the associations between sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus in terms of sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep rhythm, and possible biological mechanisms to provide references for preventing and controlling gestational diabetes mellitus.
Sleep regulates many body processes, including neuroendocrine immunity. There is increasing evidence that sleep can affect glucose metabolism. Pregnant women are more prone to sleep problems than the general population, and therefore the relationship between sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus is gradually under attention. This paper reviews the associations between sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus in terms of sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep rhythm, and possible biological mechanisms to provide references for preventing and controlling gestational diabetes mellitus.
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