Present appointment: Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level 5, New Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ.
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DYSPNOEA DURING NORMAL PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10497.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 4, pages 260–263, April 1978
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Milne, J. A., Howie, A. D. and Pack, A. I. (1978), DYSPNOEA DURING NORMAL PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 260–263. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10497.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
The incidence, severity and time-course of dyspnoea were assessed in 62 women on eight occasions throughout a normal pregnancy. Fifteen per cent of subjects noticed an increase in dyspnoea in the first trimester compared with the non-pregnant state and in almost half of them dyspnoea was experienced before 19 weeks gestation; 76 per cent complained of this symptom by 31 weeks gestation. After this time, few subjects noticed any increase in their symptoms.