"Sleep & Women's Health" Testing and Treatment Program

Are you losing more sleep than you should during pregnancy or menopause?
You may have a sleep disorder.

If you're pregnant, sleep apnea can put you and your unborn baby at risk.

• Studies have shown a link between sleep apnea in pregnant women and growth retardation in their newborn infants.(1)(2)
  
  
• Another study showed that excessive snoring during pregnancy is associated with high blood pressure (preeclampsia) and increased risk of fetal growth retardation.(3)

Solutions from Pacific Sleep Program can make all the difference.

If you're pregnant and think you may have sleep apnea, the best way to protect your health - and the well-being of your baby - is to get screened. Sleep apnea treatments are surprisingly simple, yet they can help make the difference between a high-risk pregnancy and a normal, healthy one.

• A recent study showed that high blood pressure in pregnant women was significantly reduced with the use of CPAP treatment for sleep apnea.(4)
  

Untreated sleep apnea can lead to serious health
problems for menopausal women.

• During menopause, frequent nighttime waking is usually attributed to hot flashes. In some cases, undiagnosed sleep apnea may be the real source of the problem.
  
  
• Left untreated, sleep apnea can lead to serious health problems including high blood pressure, stroke, heart failure, irregular heartbeats and heart attacks.
  
  

Protect your health and get the rest you deserve.

If frequent nighttime waking is affecting your ability to function on a daily basis, ask your doctor about a sleep disorders screening from Pacific Sleep Program. If you do have sleep apnea, we offer solutions that can make a big difference in your health and quality of life.

• A recent study demonstrated that sleep apnea treatment for menopausal women also provided relief from hot flashes.(5)

1. Charbonneau M, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea during pregnancy: Therapy and implications for fetal health, Am Rev Respir Dis, 1991; 144:461-463.
2. Schutte S, et al. Snoring during pregnancy and its impact on fetal outcome, Sleep Research 23, 1994.
3. Franklin KA, et al. Snoring, pregnancy-induced hypertension and growth retardation of the fetus. CHEST, 117; 1, January 2000.
4. Edwards N, et al. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure reduced sleep-induced blood pressure increments in preeclampsia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Vol 162, pp 252-257, 2000.
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