Abstract

Objective To examine the cardiopulmonary adaptation to normal pregnancy in sitting women during rest and bicycle exercise.Design A longitudinal study beginning early in pregnancy and endding 8–12 months after delivery.Setting University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.Subjects 20 women were monitored every second week during pregnancy from 8 to 14 weeks gestation, twice in the puerperium and twice 6–8 weeks and twice 8–12 months after delivery. All the women finished the study, but not all of them participated in every visit.

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