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Progesterone concentrations in maternal and fetal blood
Author(s) -
FARQUHARSON R. G.,
KLOER A. I.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb05896.x
Subject(s) - fetus , placenta , cord blood , vein , caesarean section , cord , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , endocrinology , biology , surgery , genetics
summary Progesterone concentrations in cord artery and vein and in retroplacental and maternal blood were measured in 43 women delivered by caesarean section. The cord vein concentration was consistently higher than the cord artery concentration. The two were correlated but neither was related to the concentration in retroplacental blood. It was concluded that progesterone is secreted by the placenta independently to the mother and the fetus. No role for fetal progesterone was evident from the data.