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TRENDS OF LUNG FUNCTION INDICES, ARTERIAL BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION AND PULSE RATE AMONG THE FIRST AND THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANT WOMEN IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Domaine:

healthcare
Créateur:
HaiAbe
Éditeur:
Eth
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: Comparative analysis of the effects of middle-level altitude pregnancy on lung function indices, blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate as a function of gestational weeks. STUDY DESIGN: This is a Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in Tikur Anbessa hospital, a tertiary university hospital and Lideta Health Center a public health center located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Participants: 123 pregnant women including 40 in their first and 83 in their third trimester RESULTS: maternal height was positively correlated with FVC and FEV1 but not with PEFR (r=0.68 ; p

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