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BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES OF NORMAL PREGNANCY AND PUERPERIUM IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

  1. J. T. Agobe1,
  2. A. Akinkugbe1,
  3. H. O. Adewoye2,
  4. A. E. Boyo2,
  5. W. Good3,
  6. K. W. Hancock3

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10788.x

Issue

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 86, Issue 6, pages 450–457, June 1979

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How to Cite

Agobe, J. T., Akinkugbe, A., Adewoye, H. O., Boyo, A. E., Good, W. and Hancock, K. W. (1979), BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES OF NORMAL PREGNANCY AND PUERPERIUM IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 450–457. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10788.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyDepartment of Clinical Pathology

  2. 2

    Department of Clinical Pathology College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Lagos, Nigeria

  3. 3

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology(Leeds Maternity Hospital), University of Leeds, England

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

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Summary

A cross-sectional study is presented of biochemical changes in the third trimester of normal pregnancy and puerperium during the wet season in the tropical climate of Lagos, Nigeria. These changes are less marked in first than in subsequent pregnancies, and although qualitatively similar, in some respects they differ from those observed in the temperate climatic zone. The indications are that quantitative differences may exist which could be relevant to the management of pregnancy in the tropics.

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