The Relationship between Sleep Pattern and Depression in Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most common complaints in pregnancy is sleep disturbances which can cause depression. Depression, too, is one of the most common complaints in pregnancy that can affect mother and fetus and even mother and neonate in postpartum period. Therefore this research was accomplished by the objective assessment of relationship between sleep pattern and depression in the third trimester of pregnancy in pregnant mothers who referred to Mashhad Pregnancy Care Centers (MPCC) in 2002.