Sleep Intervention to Improve Glycemic Control in Women With Gestational Diabetes

Sleep Intervention to Improve Glycemic Control in Women With Gestational Diabetes

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial involving a sleep education intervention in women with gestational diabetes to study whether sleep education during pregnancy leads to improvement in glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes and improvement in sleep duration.

Patients will be identified from the Maternal-Fetal Medicine office and the Perinatal Assessment Clinic at Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Patients with gestational diabetes will be recruited following general education regarding gestational diabetes in pregnancy which is universally done for all patients at the time of their diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Eligible subjects will be randomized to two groups (usual care vs. sleep education program).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant female
2. Ages 18-50
3. Gestational age between 16 0/7 weeks and 31 6/7 weeks
4. New diagnosis of GDM, not on treatment (i.e., insulin, glyburide, or metformin) at the time of enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children less than 18 years of age
2. Non-English speaking
3. Multiple gestations (twins, triplets, etc)