Volume : 7, Issue : 6, June - 2018

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE IN DIFFERENT TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY

Dr. Saroj Choudhary, Dr. Priyanka Kumari Mandia

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The anatomic and physiological changes of pregnancy have major pulmonary and cardiovascular consequences throughout the gravid period. Hence the present study has been conducted to compare Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in different trimester of pregnancy. This study was carried upon 45 pregnant women. The subject were divided into three groups.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-bidi-language:HI">Group A<b>- </b>15 pregnant women (First trimester), Group B<b>- </b>15 pregnant women (second trimester) and Group C<b>- </b>15 pregnant women (Third trimester).</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">There was significant variation in PEFR in different trimester and according to present study the higher PEFR was found in group A (I^sttrimester) followed by group B( II^nd trimester ) and then<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>group C (III^rd trimester) were found. <o:p></o:p></span></p>