Journal of Women's Health Care
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Ralph W Kupka

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• Research Article
  The Effect of Sleep Disturbance during Pregnancy and Perinatal Period on Postpartum Psychopathology in Women with Bipolar Disorder
  Author(s): Anja WMM Stevens, Peter JJ Goossens, Adriaan W Hoogendoorn, Elise AM Knoppert-van der Klein, Adriaan Honig and Ralph W Kupka Anja WMM Stevens, Peter JJ Goossens, Adriaan W Hoogendoorn, Elise AM Knoppert-van der Klein, Adriaan Honig and Ralph W Kupka
  
  Background: Postpartum psychosis is a severe condition that usually requires hospital admission as result of the highly disturbed behaviour with potential risks for the mother and her newborn child. Women with bipolar disorder have a high risk of relapse related to childbirth, with up to 67% experiencing an episode in the postpartum period, including psychosis. There is much evidence for a relationship between sleep disruption and mood disorders in the perinatal period. Sleep loss has been suggested as a final common pathway in the development of psychosis in vulnerable women, i.e., women with bipolar disorder or a history of psychosis after childbirth. Prospective studies monitoring sleep and mood are scarce. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between sleep disruption during pregnancy and the perinatal period and postpartum psychopathol.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000196

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