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BLOOD GLUCOSE OF THE HUMAN FETUS PRIOR TO AND DURING LABOR
Author(s) -
Raivio K. O.,
Teramo K.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1968.tb06971.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , scalp , pregnancy , obstetrics , blood sampling , physiology , endocrinology , surgery , genetics , biology
Summary With the technique of scalp capillary blood sampling, the blood glucose levels of human fetuses were studied in normal cases as well as in cases with toxemia, Rh‐immunization or prolonged pregnancy. Before the onset of labor the mean level was 61.5 mg/100 ml, and an increase was demonstrated as labor progressed. The maternal concentration was always somewhat higher than that in the fetus, and an analogous increase was observed during labor. No significant differences could be demonstrated between the normal and abnormal cases, either prior to or during labor.