Can insomnia during pregnancy affect the fetus?

  Insomnia during pregnancy refers to the inability of the mother-to-be to sleep peacefully during pregnancy, and the symptoms of insomnia will affect the daily life of the pregnant woman, and also have a negative impact on the fetus, the main effects are as follows: 1. Some studies have confirmed that if insomnia is properly adjusted during pregnancy, it will reduce the occurrence of preterm labor.  2, developmental problems: insomnia during pregnancy will affect the mood and mental state of pregnant women, resulting in psychological stress, emotional tension, poor diet, depression, etc., the brain can not get sufficient rest, nutrition can not be fully absorbed. Especially in early pregnancy, it may lead to fetal growth retardation or abnormalities, and in serious cases, fetal malformation and miscarriage.  3, somatic diseases: normal sleep time can maintain human immune function, relieve the fatigue of the mother, restore physical strength, improve intelligence, and promote the growth and development of the fetus, if the lack of sleep reduces their immune capacity, so pregnant women may be prone to some diseases, such as colds, infections, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, diabetes and other diseases, which not only affect the health of the pregnant women themselves, but also indirectly This not only affects the pregnant woman’s own health, but also indirectly causes the fetus to become ill.  In summary, insomnia will seriously affect the healthy growth of the fetus, if it is not long-term insomnia, it is easy to adjust after life, habits and behavior changes, but if long-term insomnia can not be relieved by their own conditioning, you should go to the hospital in time to ask the doctor to give medical treatment.