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Re: Does hypoxia affect an unborn baby?

Posted by SGS on November 01, 2004 at 13:03:04:

In Reply to: Re: Does hypoxia affect an unborn baby? posted by windsong on October 29, 2004 at 07:20:27:

OSA in women doesn't recieve anywhere near as much attention as it should. In sleep clinics the ration of men to woman is usually about 6:1 to 8:1. In the community it only 1:2. So lots of women have OSA which is never diagnosed or treated.

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