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Plasma Concentrations of Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide at Vaginal Delivery and Elective Cesarean Section
Author(s) -
Okamoto Eisaku,
Otsuki Yoshiro,
Iwata Itsuko,
Nishino Eriko,
Mitsuda Nobuaki,
Takagi Tetsu,
Sugita Nagatoshi,
Tanizawa Osamu
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1989.tb00176.x
Subject(s) - umbilical artery , umbilical vein , vaginal delivery , elective cesarean section , medicine , pregnancy , fetus , atrial natriuretic peptide , endocrinology , vein , obstetrics , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , genetics , in vitro
The change in plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP) at delivery was examined by measuring the concentrations of hANP in plasma samples from 21 subjects after 36 weeks of normal pregnancy, 22 subjects after normal spontaneous delivery and 20 subjects after elective cesarean section. The maternal plasma concentration of hANP after normal delivery (38.0 · 8.2 fmol/m l , mean · S.E.M.) was significantly higher than that after 36 weeks of normal pregnancy (16.8 · 2.3 fmol/m l ), but its concentration after cesarean section was not different from that after 36 weeks of pregnancy. After normal delivery, the plasma concentration of hANP in the umbilical artery (66.9 · 11.8 fmol/m l ) was also significantly higher than that in the umbilical vein (35.1 · 7.3 fmol/m l ). In contrast, after elective cesarean section, the hANP levels in the umbilical artery and vein were not significantly different. These results suggest that hANP secretion into the maternal and fetal circulation may be stimulated by the dynamic movement of the mother in labour and the stress of the fetus at delivery, respectively.