Evaluation des troubles du sommeil chez la femme enceinte par un questionnaire

Pregnancy-associated sleep disorders are frequent, multiple and rather neglected. In this series, sleep disorders were evaluated, retrospectively, according to 106 questionnaires given during the post-partum period. Insomnia, restless leg syndrome, snoring, and need for more sleep, were the most frequent sleep disorders during pregnancy. They became more frequent and disturbing as pregnancy evolved. Mood alterations, lack of productivity, troubles of concentration and of memory, were present but not only due to sleep disorders. No consequence of sleep disorders occurred on labour duration or on the mode of birth. Few patients (n=25) complained about these troubles. A treatment was prescribed to 16 of them. It was efficient in ten cases.