Obesity and overweight children have become something of an epidemic among many countries, particularly developed countries. Like adults, children face serious adverse health complications because of excess weight. In fact, children today are being diagnosed with everything from hypertension to type 2 diabetes.
Sleep apnea, a condition characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing while sleeping, has been linked to negative pregnancy outcomes in some studies. For women that suffer from both sleep apnea and preeclampsia, the risk to baby are even further multiplied than if the mother had only one condition or the other.
Sleep apnea isn’t good for anyone, but a new study says it may be even riskier for a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Most children snore at some point. Frequent snoring, however, is a problem according to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics.
