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Trajectories of maternal sleep problems before and after childbirth: a longitudinal population-based study
Sivertsen B, Hysing M, Dørheim SK, Eberhard-Gran M · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 15:129 · 2015
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Insomnia was common in late pregnancy and persisted at 2 years postpartum in a large share of mothers.
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