© 1967 by European Society of Cardiology
Copyright © 1967, European Society of Cardiology
Peripheral Blood Flow in Normal Pregnancy*

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London
Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London.
Authors' Synopsis: During pregnancy the mean blood flow through the hands, measured under standard conditions with the subjects supine, rose progressively from 2·7 ml./100 ml.min. to 18·1 ml. at term. The flow subsided during the puerperium, but by the sixth week it was still, at 9·1 ml., significantly elevated above the level of early pregnancy. The blood flow through the feet showed similar, though less striking, changes. The flows were somewhat higher in twin-pregnancies than in singleones. The blood flow through the forearm and calf of the leg remained little changed throughout.
* This work was supported by the British Heart Foundation and J. Sainsbury and Son Ltd.
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