DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i04.013

Pages: 501-510

Sleep is a normal physiological phenomenon. During pregnancy, women are more likely to experience sleep disorders and poor sleep quality are influenced by mechanical and hormonal factors. Poor sleep can hinder daily activities and lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Sleep disturbances may be associated with so many clinical factors like heartburn, leg cramps, excessive weight gain, constipation, back ache, hyper emesis gravidarum and history of medical illness etc. Sleep pattern may be impaired in primigravida mothers due to psycho social factors like stress and anxiety. Sleep disturbances may be associated with increased risk of adverse delivery outcomes. Most studies in the past have focused only on specific sleep disturbances, evaluating a heterogeneous population. Hence this cross-sectional study assessed the sleep quality and its associated clinical and selected psychosocial factors among primigravida mothers. The study aimed to explore the sleep quality and its associated clinical and psychosocial factors among primigravida mothers attending outpatient departments (OPDs) in selected hospitals in Bagalkot. Given the unique challenges faced by first-time mothers, understanding these factors is crucial for improving maternal health outcomes.