Q&A: Should You Worry About Sleeping on Your Back

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

4.5 • 948 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Sleep is essential for your health, especially during pregnancy, but the changes that come with pregnancy can make quality rest more challenging. To add to the difficulty, certain sleep positions are often recommended—but how important are they? In this episode, we answer a listener's question about whether she should be concerned about sleeping on her back. You'll learn what the research says about sleep position during pregnancy, the potential risks and benefits of different positions, and practical tips to improve sleep without unnecessary stress.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.4	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:16.2	Sleep is essential for your health, especially during pregnancy.
0:23.4	But some of the changes that come along with being pregnant can make quality rest even more challenging. To add to this difficulty,
0:31.0	there is a certain sleep position that's often recommended. But really, how important is this? In this episode, I answer a listener
0:41.6	question about whether she should be concerned about sleeping on her back. You'll learn what the
0:48.0	research says about sleeping positions during pregnancy, the potential risks and benefits of different positions, and practical
0:57.1	tips to improve sleep without adding unnecessary stress. You can find the complete article and all
1:05.7	of the resources that accompany this episode at pregnancyancy Podcast.com slash back sleeping.
1:15.4	You are currently listening to the public feed of the podcast, which gives you access to
1:21.0	ad-supported content in the last year of episodes.
1:25.5	Become a pregnancy podcast premium member and get access to all of the episodes
1:31.9	add free. Plus, you'll get access to hundreds of episodes exclusively available to premium members.
1:40.0	I know that as soon as you find out you're pregnant, you have a ton of questions.
1:44.9	And I guarantee that there is an episode of the podcast that has the answers you're looking for.
1:52.3	Check out Pregnancy Podcast Premium at Pregnancypodcast.com slash premium.
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