Latm. Vanleest et al., HEMORHEOLOGY DURING PREGNANCY - INFLUENCES OF PARITY, LOW-SODIUM DIET, HYPERTENSION, FETAL GROWTH-RETARDATION AND PREMATURITY, Clinical hemorheology, 16(6), 1996, pp. 775-788
Longitudinal physiologic changes in blood viscosity parameters were st
udied in 9 women with uneventful pregnancies. After an initial decreas
e in blood viscosity, an increase towards the end of pregnancy was fou
nd. The oxygen-transport capacity remained quite constant during pregn
ancy with a small rise at gestational week 32. A cross-sectional study
was performed in 102 pregnant women at 28 weeks gestation. Chronic di
etary sodium restriction did not influence blood viscosity significant
ly. No significant relationships were found between hemorheologic para
meters and parity, prematurity and fetal growth retardation. Higher bl
ood viscosity was found in women who became hypertensive in pregnancy,
even before the onset of the disease. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Sci
ence Ltd.