| Literature DB >> 5349301 |
C K Ang, T H Tan, W A Walters, C Wood.
Abstract
The effect of posture on maternal capillary blood Po(2) and Pco(2) was studied in pregnant and non-pregnant women. There was a significant decrease of Po(2) (mean 13.0 mm. Hg) and significant decrease of Pco(2) (mean 2.4 mm. Hg) when pregnant women sat up, but these changes did not occur in the non-pregnant. These findings may be relevant to debate on the optimum posture for labour.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 5349301 PMCID: PMC1629841 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5677.201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN: 0007-1447