Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy.

The Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology tasked an expert group to review existing evidence and to generate recommendations on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea during pregnancy. These recommendations are based on a systematic review of the available scientific evidence and expert opinion when scientific evidence is lacking. This guideline may not be appropriate for all clinical situations and patients, and physicians must decide whether these recommendations are appropriate for their patients on an individual basis. We recognize that not all pregnant people may identify as women. However, data on non-cisgendered pregnant patients are lacking, and many published studies use gender-binary terms; therefore, depending on the study referenced, we may refer to pregnant individuals as women. This guideline may inform the creation of clinical protocols by individual institutions that consider the unique considerations of their patient populations and the available resources.
Competing Interests: Financial Disclosure Jennifer E. Dominguez is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine. Ashraf S. Habib has grants funded by Haisco USA, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, and Heron Therapeutics. He has served on a data safety monitoring or advisory board for MDoloris, Heron Therapeutics, and Vertex Therapeutics, and is on the Board of Directors for the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. Bilgay Izci-Balserak has received honoraria from the World Sleep Day Research Symposium and research equipment from Itamar Medical, Ltd. Ellen Lockhart is a consultant for AMN Healthcare. Judette M. Louis has received an honorarium from Hologic, is a member of the medical advisory board for the Preeclampsia Foundation, and is an unpaid member of the Board of Trustees of the March of Dimes. Louise M. O'Brien has received grant support from the NIH, Star Legacy Foundation, ResMed, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Sleep Medicine Foundation. She has received research equipment from Itamar Medical Ltd, and Smart Human Dynamics, and serves on the board of the Star Legacy Foundation. Christine Won has received consulting fees from EBSCO Dynamed, Flo.com , and Jazz Pharmaceuticals and honoraria from the Canadian Anesthesiology Society, and is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine. Ghada Bourjeily has received grant support from NHLBI, NICHD, and NICCH, consulting fees from EBSCO, and research equipment from Dreem, and serves on the Sleep Network and Women and Pulmonary advisory groups for Chest. The other authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.
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