Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
From: Women’s sleep position during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Study level characteristics | Owusu et al. [31] | Lakshmi et al. [32] |
|---|---|---|
Location | Accra, Ghana | Trivandrum, India |
Length of study | June 2011–July 2011 | March 2014–September 2015 |
Study design | Retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study | Hospital-based case–control study |
Population | Postpartum women; 0–48 h postpartum | Postpartum women |
Main outcome measure | To investigate the prevalence of sleep disruption and sleep practices among Ghanaian women and to investigate its association with maternal and neonatal outcomes | To identify any possible modifiable risk factors and reduce stillbirth rate on a long-term perspective |
Description of sleep position | Most common sleep position during pregnancy | Not defined |
Data collection—sleep position | Self-reported | Self-reported |
Data collection—stillbirth information | Clinical notes | Hospital data |