Research progress on the relationship between sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global public health concern, because it may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and stillbirth, and it is harmful to the health of pregnant women and their infants. In recent years, lots of epidemiological studies have observed the association between GDM and sleep during pregnancy such as sleep duration, sleep quality, so as to investigate the underlying biological mechanisms and the potential modification effect. This paper reviews the progress of related literatures that retrieved from databases of Medline and Web of Science. Key words: Gestational diabetes mellitus; Sleep; Correlation