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    Sleep duration and plasma leptin concentrations in early pregnancy among lean and overweight/obese women: a cross sectional study

    Early-pregnancy short sleep duration is predictive of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia; mechanisms for these associations are unknown. Leptin, an adipocyte-derived peptide involved in regulating food inta...

    Chunfang Qiu, Ihunnaya O Frederick, Tanya K Sorensen in BMC Research Notes (2014)

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    The prevalence and correlates of habitual snoring during pregnancy

    Mounting evidence implicate habitual snoring, a prominent symptom of sleep-disordered breathing, as an important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes including preeclampsia and gestational diabetes. Litt...

    Ihunnaya O. Frederick, Chunfang Qiu, Tanya K. Sorensen in Sleep and Breathing (2013)

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    Risk of placental abruption in relation to migraines and headaches

    Migraine, a common chronic-intermittent disorder of idiopathic origin characterized by severe debilitating headaches and autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and placental abruption, the premature separation ...

    Sixto E Sanchez, Michelle A Williams, Percy N Pacora, Cande V Ananth in BMC Women's Health (2010)

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    History of Fetal Loss and Other Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Relation to Subsequent Risk of Preterm Delivery

    Objective: To evaluate the association between maternal reproductive history and preterm delivery. Methods: The 312 preterm delivery cases, studied in aggregate, and in subgroups (spontaneous preterm labor, pret...

    Amira Y. El-Bastawissi, Tanya K. Sorensen in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2003)