OB: Sleep study

From: Glen Elrod (dr99645@yahoo.com)
Tue Sep 30 14:10:31 2008


21 yo G2P0010 comes in for first visit at 9 wks. She is obese and states that prior to finding out she was pregnant she was thiking about getting a sleep study. (She had talked to the Sleep Lab at the State Fair). She snores, boyfriend says she stops breathing and startles herself awake.

Is there any reason not to get a sleep study? I'm assuming that if she has sleep apnea that puts her pregnancy at some risk and CPAP could only make it better.

Thanks,

Glen





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