![]() But I thought, well, that is a dedicated mom. Miller: To keep herself from rolling onto her back?ĭr. I did have a really sweet patient who taped a tennis ball onto her back with duct tape. ![]() Sharp: Yes, because this has been happening certainly for centuries and centuries, so probably not a huge deal. Miller: So the key thing is if the woman starts out lying on her side and wakes up on her back, which is pretty common, that's probably just fine.ĭr. But the truth is everybody wakes up on their back, and there's rarely a pregnant woman that I see who doesn't ask that question.ĭr. Sharp: Well, there is one study that was relatively good, but not fantastic, that did show improvement in outcomes where patients slept on their left side. Miller: But does that matter or is that just an old wives' tale that you have the sleep on your side?ĭr. It's easier for the blood to get through.ĭr. So if you can have them kind of pressing against the aorta, which is the high pressure side, it's not as big a deal. Ideally, sometimes when a pregnant patient is more than 20 weeks pregnant, there is a little bit more compression against that vena cava. And then on the right side there is the vena cava, which is the return pipe. Miller: The aorta is a blood vessel that brings blood down to the lower part of the body and to the baby.ĭr. Sharp: Well, it is recommended, and the reason for that is the big vessel, the aorta, comes off the left side and it's the higher pressure.ĭr. Do women really need to sleep on their side when they're pregnant? What's the story there, Howard?ĭr. He's a professor of obstetrics and gynecology here at the University of Utah. Tom Miller.Īnnouncer: Access to our experts with in-depth information about the biggest health issues facing you today. Do you really have to sleep on your side? We're going to talk about that next on Scope Radio, and I'm Dr. Miller: You're pregnant and you're uncomfortable.
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