Five of the women did not accept to participate in the study. Those who accepted to participate in the study but did not complete answering the questions were excluded from the study. The exclusion criteria were having such health problems as diabetes or hypertension during pregnancy, having communication problems and multiple pregnancies. The inclusion criteria were having no multiple pregnancies or any disease (heart disease, diabetes, etc.), being literate, and having no communication problems. The participants were 486 pregnant women who were chosen from the target population using nonprobability random sampling method. The target population of the study is the pregnant women who consulted to the pregnancy units of the abovementioned hospitals during the study period. Şevki Atasağun state hospital between August and December 2010. The study was conducted with the pregnant women who consulted to the gynecology policlinics in Aksaray Şambaz Vehbi Ekecik Maternity Hospital and the pregnancy unit in Nevşehir İ. This study was designed as a descriptive and cross-sectional research to investigate insomnia experienced by pregnant women and factors associated with it. Therefore, this study aims to investigate insomnia experienced by pregnant women and factors associated with it. Insomnia, which causes deterioration in quality of life, becomes an important problem in pregnancy both for maternal and fetus health. Besides, women can experience insomnia throughout pregnancy depending on the body position and increase in their abdomen size. Insomnia in pregnancy might be caused by physical illnesses (nausea, backache, and frequent visits to the toilet), hormonal changes, growth of fetus, and inadequate respiration. detected mean sleep duration as 8.7 in the first trimester while it was 8.4 and 8.3 for the second and third trimesters, respectively. In their study conducted with pregnant women, Çoban and Yanikkerem (2010) found that quality of sleep was deteriorated during pregnancy, and it decreased with the increasing gestational week. Insomnia is one of the major problems experienced in pregnancy. Despite being a natural phenomenon, pregnancy brings along major physiological, psychological, and social changes.

Pregnancy is one of the most important periods in women life. One of the prominent factors affecting sleep is different periods of life.

Healthy adults need to fall asleep in 5–10 minutes after they switch off the light and sleep for at least 7 hours. Sleep is necessary both for physical and psychological health. Therefore, it is regarded as a prominent health variable that affects quality of life and wellness. Sleep is a physiological need for all human beings. Insomnia in pregnant women who participated in this study was found to be at high rates. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of insomnia was 2.03 times higher for those in the third trimester than those in the first and second trimesters, 2.19 times higher for those 20 years old and over than younger ones, and 2.63 times higher for those who had depression syndrome than those who did not. Insomnia prevalence in women participating in this study was found 52.2%. The data were collected through Women’s Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Interview Form. The participants were 486 people chosen with nonprobability random sampling method. This study was designed as hospital-based, descriptive, and cross-sectional research. This study aims to investigate insomnia experienced by pregnant women and factors associated with it.

Insomnia early pregnancy