Association of depression and common complaints of pregnancy in women with sleep disorder

The 87.2% of the Iranian pregnant women suffer from sleep disorders. These disorders are the
result of physiological, hormonal and physical changes of pregnancy occur from different causes and
can affect disorders before, during and after childbirth; be involved in causing of depression during
pregnancy. This study evaluated the association of depression and common complaints of
pregnancy in pregnant women with sleep disorder. This cross-sectional study conducted on
972 pregnant women referring to four health care centers in Makou affiliated to Urmia University
of Medical Sciences during June-Oct., 2012. Data collection tools included demographic
characteristics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Beck Depression Inventory. Sampling was
done by convenient sampling and analyzed by SPSS 18. The results indicated there were
significant association (p#0.05) between depression to all common complaints of
pregnancy (vomiting (r = 0.084), headache (r = 0.024), fatigue and drowsiness (r = 0.015), heartburn
(r = 0.065), foot spasm (r = 0.032), flatulence (r = 0.063), constipation (r = 0.007), reluctance to
activity (r = 0.046) and stress (r = 0.069)) except backache and urgency (p>0.05). Given that a large
percentage of pregnant women suffer from sleep disorders and along with it from depression. Hope
this period takes place usual care, structured psychiatric interview, changing in the social
circumstance, diagnostic and troubleshooting cause of the disturbance