Typical sleep positions in pregnant women

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 315-317

  O'Brien, Louise M ^a   Warland, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Polysomnography; Pregnancy; Sleep position; Supine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODYNAMICS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SLEEP; STILLBIRTH; SUPINE POSITION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SLEEP; STILLBIRTH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84899619559     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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