The pathological effects of snoring on pregnant women

Objective To discuss the pathological effect of snoring on pregnant women in Wenzhou area. Methods The study was performed between January 2006 and February 2008, 601 women with pregnancies being in clinic or the ward were surveyed about snoring occur, measuring physiological and biochemical parameters in the 13th, 28th week of pregnancy and before delivery, recording the complication and pregnancy outcome.According to their pregnancy and snoring occur, they were divided into the first, the second and the third trimester snoring group and non-snoring group. Result Compared with the non-snoring group, The BMI, abdominal perimeter, the neck circumference and systolic blood pressure in snoring group of every trimester increased significantly(P 0.05), but they increased significantly in the second and the third trimester(P 0.05), but they increased significantly in the third trimester(P 0.05). Compared with the non-snoring group, the incidence of snoring group' s gestational hypertension, premature birth and abdominal delivery increased significantly every trimester of pregnancy (P 0.05). Conclusion The snore makes pregnant women physiological characteristics changed, the incidence of gestational hypertension, premature delivery and abdominal delivery increased. So we should pay more attentions to them in their perinatal stage. Key words: Snoring; Hypertension; Abdominal delivery