Abstract
SummaryThe perchloric acid‐soluble glycoproteins of serum (seromucoid), a serum protein sub‐fraction which increases dramatically, together with a fall in serum albumin, in a wide variety of clinical situations, including clinical stress, was examined in relation to the stress of parturition. The results indicated that while the clinical stress response is not necessarily absent during childbirth, the profound changes in the amount and distribution of body fluid which occur at this time effectively mask any stress response that may have been invoked. Cord serum was also examined in this context and contained higher levels of albumin and considerably lower levels of seromucoid than maternal serum.
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