A digital intervention program to help moms-to-be get better sleep

UC Science Today by UC Science Today

Nov 16, 201700:01:03Science & Medicine

Sleep disorders during pregnancy can lead to a preterm birth. To improve sleeping patterns of mothers-to-be, Jennifer Felder, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, is running an interven...

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