Present appointment: Senior Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sunderland General Hospital, Chester Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
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PULMONARY VENTILATION IN PREGNANCY†
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15626.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 7, pages 518–524, July 1978
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How to Cite
Alaily, A. B. and Carr, K. B. (1978), PULMONARY VENTILATION IN PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 518–524. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15626.x
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Blair Bell Memorial Lecture-9th March, 1977.
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
Serial tests of ventilatory function were made in 38 normal primigravidae during and after pregnancy. During pregnancy all patients showed major changes in tidal volume, functional residual capacity and residual volume. Minor changes were found in many other measurements, all of which occurred at an early stage of pregnancy. Most of the obvious alterations cannot be accounted for adequately by mechanical disturbance from the gravid uterus.