Short Nighttime Sleep Duration and High Number of Nighttime Awakenings Explain Increases in Gestational Weight Gain and Decreases in Physical Activity but Not Energy Intake among Pregnant Women with Overweight/Obesity

Short Nighttime Sleep Duration and High Number of Nighttime Awakenings Explain Increases in Gestational Weight Gain and Decreases in Physical Activity but Not Energy Intake among Pregnant Women with Overweight/Obesity

Pregnant women are at a high risk for experiencing sleep disturbances, excess energy intake, low physical activity, and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG). Scant research has examined how sleep behaviors influence energy intake, physical activity, and GWG over the course of pregnancy. This stud...

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Main Authors: Abigail M. Pauley, Emily E. Hohman, Krista S. Leonard, Penghong Guo, Katherine M. McNitt, Daniel E. Rivera, Jennifer S. Savage, Danielle Symons Downs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Clocks & Sleep
Subjects:
pregnancy
sleep
energy balance
gestational weight gain
energy intake
physical activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/2/4/36

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