Pregnancy can be a challenging time, particularly for women with sleep disorders such as narcolepsy who rely on medications to manage symptoms. There isn't clear information to guide either women or their healthcare providers on what to do during pregnancy. To discuss managing women with narcolepsy during pregnancy we spoke to Dr Michael Thorpy from Montefiore Medical Centre, New York.
Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep.
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Audio Timeline / Chapters:
00:00 - 02:36 Introduction
02:36 - 26:29 Theme - Medication in Pregnancy
26:29 - 27:46 Clinical Tip
27:46 - 30:40 Pick of the Month
30:40 - 32:36 What's Coming Up?
Next episode: Sleep and Pain
Links mentioned in the podcast:
Prescribing medicines in pregnancy database - TGA (Australia)
Drug Label Search - FDA (USA)
Dr Michael Thorpy - Bio at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Survey of experiences of women with narcolepsy in conception and pregnancy - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Management of narcolepsy during pregnancy - Article by Michael Thorpy in Sleep Medicine
Modafinil and Armodafinil registry data - Note in Reactions Weekly June 2019
Review of sleep medication use in pregnancy and breastfeeding - Chest
Database on drug use during breastfeeding - LactMed (USA)
Leaders who devalue sleep - Sleep Health
NITE study
Webinar series - Australasian Sleep Association
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