Nov 20, 2017 · The risk of stillbirth is doubled if women go to sleep on their backs in the third trimester, new research claims. If all pregnant women slept on their sides from week 27 onward, there would be a 3.7% decrease in stillbirth, saving around 130 babies’ lives a year, The Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study (MiNESS) found.
Evidence-based information on the safest sleep position in pregnancy for your baby.
Pregnant women might increase their risk of a stillbirth if they sleep on their backs during their third trimester, a new study has found. The research, published Monday in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, is the largest of its kind and the clearest evidence yet that sleeping conditions during pregnancy could have significant
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Pregnant women are being advised to sleep on their sides, rather than their backs. Research from Tommy’s and the NHS has found that how a pregnant woman sleeps can …
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Sleep expert and educator Terry Cralle, RN, offers these suggestions and steps you can take to improve your sleep no matter the position. Good news for side snoozers
When it comes to handling pregnant women, I’m no expert. Hell, I haven’t even figured out how to deal with women in general. In fact, I’m the antithesis of an expert.