For women who already have rls it usually gets worse during pregnancy. It increased from 0 before pregnancy to 23 in the third trimester 33.

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Trimesters and prevalence of rls in an early study prevalence of rls during pregnancy was reported to be highest in the third trimester.

Restless legs syndrome and pregnancy. In addition to affecting a good number of pregnant women rls affects men children and women who aren t pregnant. Something about pregnancy can trigger restless legs syndrome rls a nagging urge to move your legs that can keep you from getting a good night s sleep and make you really uncomfortable. The common symptoms of rls include an urge to move the limbs unpleasant sensations in the legs that are relieved with movement and these are worse in the evening.

So there is not enough data to determine all potential risks for a developing fetus. It can happen to anyone but it s especially common during pregnancy says batya grundland the maternity care lead for the family health team at women. That can be challenging during pregnancy.

Restless leg syndrome is a common complaint in pregnant women. Restless leg syndrome rls is a condition that causes an uncontrollable urge to move your legs while sleeping or when you re at rest say when you re sitting down to enjoy some netflix. What causes restless legs syndrome no single cause has been identified but research is ongoing.

Prevalence of restless legs syndrome during pregnancy according to revised international restless legs syndrome study group criteria. And it seems to run in families. Pregnancy increases the chance of having rls due to hormonal issues as well as iron deficiency and folate deficiency.

Most drugs typically used to treat restless legs syndrome such as requip ropinirole and mirapex pramipexole have not been studied extensively in pregnant women.