A longitudinat study of maternal oxygen saturation during short-term submaximal exercise
(2003) In Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 23(1). p.37-41- Abstract
- Purpose: Longitudinal prospective study before, during and after normal pregnancy of the effect of short-term submaximal exercise on maternal oxygen saturation. Methods: Fourteen healthy women were recruited to the study before a planned pregnancy, and were followed seven times during the pregnancy and for up to 6 month after delivery. A submaximal bicycle exercise test with a target heart rate of 85% of the predicted age-adjusted maximum was performed. Maternal oxygen saturation was continuously recorded using a pulse oximeter. Results: Maternal oxygen saturation at maximum work-load had increased significantly already at 8 weeks gestation compared with preconception levels, and remained at a significantly higher level until 29 weeks of... (More)
- Purpose: Longitudinal prospective study before, during and after normal pregnancy of the effect of short-term submaximal exercise on maternal oxygen saturation. Methods: Fourteen healthy women were recruited to the study before a planned pregnancy, and were followed seven times during the pregnancy and for up to 6 month after delivery. A submaximal bicycle exercise test with a target heart rate of 85% of the predicted age-adjusted maximum was performed. Maternal oxygen saturation was continuously recorded using a pulse oximeter. Results: Maternal oxygen saturation at maximum work-load had increased significantly already at 8 weeks gestation compared with preconception levels, and remained at a significantly higher level until 29 weeks of gestation. Thereafter, the oxygen saturation continued to be higher even at 6 month postpartum. During the exercise test, the lowest saturation was found during the late recovery period, this remained unchanged before, during and after pregnancy. Conclusion: A pregnant woman responds to short-term exercise by increasing the oxygen saturation until 29 weeks. After that, the saturation level decreases but remains at a higher level even 6 month after delivery compared with preconception levels. (Less)
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- Pirhonen, JP ; Lindqvist, Pelle LU and Marsal, Karel LU
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- 2003
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- work-load, pulse oximeter, pregnancy, prospective
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- Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
- volume
- 23
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 37 - 41
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- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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- wos:000180965200006
- pmid:12558612
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- 1475-0961
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- 10.1046/j.1475-097X.2003.00467.x
- language
- English
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- yes
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Lund) (013018000), Pediatrics/Urology/Gynecology/Endocrinology (013240400)
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