Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls

OB? Get Your ZZZZs: Insomnia’s Effects on Pregnancy


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In 2023, we released 2 episodes on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse pregnancy. Now, on September 16, 2025, a new publication from JAMA Network Open adds more insights to disturbed sleep and adverse pregnancy outcomes. How does insomnia affect pregnancy? And is there any data on night shift work and its altered circadian rhythms on adverse pregnancy outcomes? Listen in for details.


1. Ross N, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, et al. Ischemic Placental Disease and Severe Morbidity in Pregnant Patients With Sleep Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(9):e2532189. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32189

2. Cai C, Vandermeer B, Khurana R, et al. The Impact of Occupational Shift Work and Working hours during Pregnancy on Health Outcomes: a systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019;221(6):563-576. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.051.

3. Dominguez JE, Cantrell S, Habib AS, Izci-Balserak B, Lockhart E, Louis JM, Miskovic A, Nadler JW, Nagappa M, O'Brien LM, Won C, Bourjeily G. Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Aug 1;142(2):403-423. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005261. Epub 2023 Jul 5. PMID: 37411038; PMCID: PMC10351908.

4. Kader M, Bigert C, Andersson T, et al . Shift and Night Work During Pregnancy and Preterm Birth-a Cohort Study of Swedish Health Care Employees. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022;50(6):1864-1874. doi:10.1093/ije/dyab135.


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