The aim of the study is to determine the midwifery approach in these stages by evaluating the effect and results of the concept of sleep in different stages of women’s life. The stages of women’s life; a national and international literature review was conducted for studies conducted between 2010 and 2020 using the keywords menstruation, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, menopause and sleep. As a result of the literature review, it has been revealed that sleep is an important factor in all phases of women’s life. During pregnancy, sleep problems are experienced more than other times and women feel extremely tired especially in the first and third trimesters, women who have been mothers sleep more at night than first-time mothers,
increased pain and discomfort during childbirth in women who experience sleep deprivation during pregnancy. It has been concluded
that there is a relationship with higher cesarean section rates, preterm birth and higher proinflammatory serum cytokine levels, sleep
disturbance in the postpartum period affects anxiety symptoms and postpartum depression, mood disorder and breastfeeding self-efficacy, and sleep problems are encountered more frequently in the early periods during menopause.
Key words: Sleep, woman, menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum, menopause
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