| Scuba diving and fetal well-being: a survey of 208 women. | |
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PMID: 7423656 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Scuba diving is an increasingly popular sport among women of childbearing age. It causes physiological changes that are possibly lethal or teratogenic to the fetus. The subject of diving during pregnancy is seldom mentioned in diving courses, however, and few obstetricians are familiar with the physiology of diving. The study employed mailed questionnaires for description and comparison of the extent of diving and obstetric and fetal outcome of 208 women divers, 136 of whom dived during one or more pregnancies. Depths to which these women dived averaged 42.6 ft; 24 women, however, reported dives deeper than 99 ft during the first trimester. I analyzed the prevalence of six specific fetal complications and found that the frequency of birth defects was significantly greater among children from pregnancies during which women dived (P < 0.05) but was within the range for the general population. |
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Authors:
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M E Bolton |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Undersea biomedical research Volume: 7 ISSN: 0093-5387 ISO Abbreviation: Undersea Biomed Res Publication Date: 1980 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1980-12-18 Completed Date: 1980-12-18 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0421514 Medline TA: Undersea Biomed Res Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 183-9 Citation Subset: IM; S |
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Abortion, Spontaneous
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etiology Adult Diving* Female Humans Pregnancy* Pregnancy Complications / etiology* Questionnaires |
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