Taking proper rest is a very
important for a pregnant woman. The reason why sleep is
Why is sleep and
rest is Important?
Ample sleep is important for the
pregnant ladies for their good health and even for their little ones health.
Proper rest will keep both of them away from many disease and any sort of
complications in the pregnancy. If the body will not get proper rest then
chances of complications may increase There are many reasons for the discomfort
in the sleep of pregnant ladies. One of them is:
Increased size of foetus
The
obvious reason for the lack of sleep is the increased size of foetus. You don’t
find any position comfortable and the whole night is spent with open eyes and
changing sides. The pain in stomach and back are unbearable and takes away your
sleep. To avoid the discomfort in sleep due to the increased size of foetus you
can use pillows and put a pillow in middle of your legs and try to make
yourself comfortable. After some time you will get accustomed to the changes in
your body and will be able to get a proper sleep.
Study
There has been a recent interesting study conducted by
the University of California, working around the relation between the possible
relation of sleep and the labour hours. It has been observed that pregnant
women, who got below six hours of sleep on an average during their first
trimester, happened to go into about twenty-nine hours of labour. On the other
hand women who got over seven hours of sleep went into about 17-17.5 hours of
labour on an average.
This is quite a significant difference that tells a lot
about the vitality of adequate sleep during pregnancy. Researchers have also
discovered that women who slept for about 4-5 hours on an average were more
likely to have a caesarean delivery. One needs to understand that a C-section is not bad, or
unwanted, the only point here being that it surely requires a greater
recuperation time compared to the normal vaginal delivery.
