Unchanged total body calcium in normal human pregnancy.
The total body calcium--estimated from bone mineral content in the distal part of the forearm measured by use of photon absorptiometry--was determined during pregnancy in 13 women. The results indicate that total body calcium is constant during pregnancy.
D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy