Pregnancy News - Sleep trouble not an inevitable part of pregnancy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Mindell, associate director of the Sleep Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, told Reuters Health. She points to a study that found women who got less than 6 hours of sleep a night for their last month of pregnancy had longer labors (29 hours vs. American Academy of Sleep Medicine , which is seeking to increase awareness of the importance of sleep for pregnant woman as part of its National Campaign for Healthier Babies Month this October. One in four women will develop restless legs syndrome during pregnancy, noted Mindell, which is "a very uncomfortable, creepy crawly feeling in the legs" that can only be alleviated by moving them around. The syndrome can be related to iron deficiency, which becomes increasingly common after 20 weeks of pregnancy, so women who are experiencing it should get their iron levels checked, she advised. read more

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