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What effect would undiagnosed severe sleep apnea have on the fetus of pregnant mother?
8 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Virtually none: Unless mom had seizures from hypoxia, baby is protected via placental respiration.
Answered 11/4/2015
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See your OB to check: Sleep apnea (sa), especially if severe, produces various stresses on your body. During pregnancy, both you and your fetus can suffer from this. Oxygen desaturation is of particular concern. See you md to consider evaluation and treatment for both you and your baby.
Answered 9/6/2019
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Low birth weight: It can cause low birth weight babies if it isn't treated.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Not to worry: Fetal hemoglobin is much more avid for oxygen than adult hemoglobin. Even if an adult is hypoxic to the point of losing consciousness, the fetus will be maintaining normal O2 saturations.
Answered 11/4/2015
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