We report a case of a 34 year old right handed woman seen at 29 weeks’ gestation who suffered from apnoea of unknown aetiology. This pregnancy, as well as her first gestation, was complicated by generalised oedema and high blood pressure. Starting at week 25, her husband noticed she had developed intermittent brief periods of apnoea only while sleeping, which lasted as long as one minute but of variable duration. Her husband awakened her each time she had a protracted episode of apnoea. She was asymptomatic while awake. In the 29th week she suffered a more severe apnoea. She was intubated in the field and taken to the hospital for an …