Are expectations of labour and birth fulfilled? A qualitative investigation of first-time parents.

Aim: To describe if first-time parents' expectations of labour and birth, explored during the third trimester of pregnancy, were fulfilled or not when investigated 1 year following birth.

Design: Qualitative Husserlian phenomenological approach.

Methods: The sample comprises 10 parents (five couples), who participated in an online semi-structured audio-recorded individual interview conducted 1 year after birth, between September 2020 and October 2020.

Exploring obstructive sleep apnea and sleep architecture in Parkinson's disease motor subtypes.

Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) can be divided into motor subtypes: postural instability/gait difficulty (PIGD), tremor dominant, and indeterminate. This study aimed to assess differences in sleep structure and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) between the PIGD and non-PIGD subtypes.

Methods: PD participants with or without OSA (defined as apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 15 events/hour on overnight polysomnography) were included.

Long term effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in multiple sclerosis patients.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH) is common in MS patients and is associated with fatigue. We recently published a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) of active vs sham continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in MS patients with fatigue, poor sleep quality, and (OSAH) (Mult Scl J 2022;28:82-92). Our aim was to evaluate the long-term effects of CPAP treatment on fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale, FSS, primary outcome) and other clinical outcomes in MS patients with OSAH.