Evidence Based Intervention for Improving Sleep Quality Among Obese Pregnant Women

"sleep hygiene education. This education focused on four main aspects as follows:~* Personal habits: Women were educated on establishing a regular bedtime routine, engaging in regular exercise, maintaining a healthy diet, avoiding caffeine and nicotine before bedtime, consuming adequate calcium and magnesium, drinking warm milk before sleep, and avoiding gas-producing foods or excessive fluid intake before bed.~* Sleep environment: Women were advised to associate the bedroom only with sleep and intimacy, remove electronic devices, maintain a dark, quiet, and cool environment, ensure mattress and pillows were comfortable, and eliminate noise disturbances such as television.~* Stimulus control: Participants were instructed to use the bed only for sleeping, avoid staying in bed if unable to sleep, and engage in minimally stimulating activities instead of worrying about insomnia.~* Progressive muscle relaxation: Women in the study group received an educational session on the Jacobson's met"