title: [Lung function changes during pregnancy].
abstract: The lung functions in different pregnant stages were measured in 41 women with pregnancy and 12 normal women without pregnant. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) was found gradually decreasing as pregnancy advanced (P less than 0.05). After 28 weeks of gestation, the Vital Capacity (VC), Forced Expired Volume in 1 second (FEV 1) significantly decreased as compared with the normal values (P less than 0.01 or P less than 0.05). These results suggested that the lung function changed gradually during pregnancy, especially after the 28th week, significantly in VC, FVC and FEV 1. Maybe there are slight obstructions in the bronchial tubes. After the 28th week of gestation and it may be the reason for occurrence of breathshort and the lung infection.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital of PLA, Beijing.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014797:Vital Capacity