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