Education and Training

Evaluation of Inpatient Sleep and Activity Following Childbirth

Sleep is critical to mental and physical health following childbirth. However, patients who are hospitalized for labor and delivery may be admitted for days with significant impacts on sleep levels. Little is known about sleep and activity levels in inpatients during nighttime and daytime following childbirth and how this may affect their mental and physical health and wellbeing. If abnormalities are identified, targeted interventions may be possible to optimize recovery following delivery.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • procedure: planned or unplanned Cesarean, operative, or non operative delivery

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - over 18 years old

   - live pregnancy

   - Single or multiple gestation

   - all gestational ages

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Weekend delivery

   - admitted to critical care

   - unable to speak or understand English

   - known sleeping disorder

   - opioid requirement prior to admission

   - long term steroids use

   - significant autoimmune or neurological disease

   - significant psychiatric or neurodevelopment disorder

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years - 60 Years

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
James E O'Carroll, MBBS FRCA
Not Recruiting