The prevalence of depression in pregnant women with sleep disorder

79% of the American and 87.2 % of the iranian pregnant women suffer from sleep disorders, these
disorders are the result of physiological, hormonal, physical changes originate from different factors can affect
disorders before, during, and after childbirth, involve causing of depression during pregnancy. This study aimed to
evaluate the depression of pregnant women with sleep disorders in the second and third trimester.
Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 972 pregnant women with sleep disorders 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 Standard Sleep Quality, and beck depression
standard questionnaires. Sampling was done by convenient sampling, and statistical methods used to analysis.
Results: The mean of sleep quality was 7.78 ± 3.14 and depression of pregnant women with poor sleep quality
reported 71.7 percent also there were significant association between depression and all component of sleep quality
(≤0.05).
Conclusion: Given that a large percentage of sleep disorders during pregnancy and parallel to the Depression.
Hope this period takes place in addition to usual care, structured psychiatric interview, and diagnostic cause of the
disturbance.