Did Kate Middleton sleep well when she was pregnant? This is a critical issue for the health of the Royal Baby (of which we still do not know the first name)! Indeed, a study carried out by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, in the United States, has just shown that poor sleep during pregnancy could have repercussions on the baby’s immune defenses and slow down its growth in utero. If you sleep poorly, you risk giving birth to a low weight baby (with its 3,800 kg, the royal baby has no need to worry!) Who will have difficulty defending himself when he encounters the first viruses. .
Having a pregnancy for 9 months is not easy! We already knew that taking antidepressants while pregnant is bad for the baby’s heart, what to eat junk food also harms the newborn, that drinking coffee every day has an impact on the baby’s weight… And we don’t talk to you about tobacco harms !
This time, we learn that suffering from insomnia during pregnancy increases our production of cytokines. These molecules, essential for the proper functioning of the immune system, have the annoying habit of turning against healthy cells when there are too many of them. Too many cytokines in pregnant women can also weaken her tissues, interrupt placental circulation and cause premature birth.
“The results of this study show that it is important to detect possible sleep disorders in pregnant women as soon as possible. first trimester of pregnancy, especially in expectant mothers who suffer from depression because they are even more at risk. It is possible to treat insomnia and thus avoid putting the baby at risk, ”insists Dr. Michèle Okun, who led this study.
