Gas Exchange in Pregnancy

The sections in this article are: 1 Pulmonary Gas Exchange 1.1 Ventilation 1.1.1 Shape of Thorax 1.1.2 Lung Volumes 1.1.3 Airways 1.1.4 Dynamics 1.1.5 Lung Compliance and Work of Breathing 1.1.6 Minute Ventilation at Rest 1.1.7 Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships 1.2 Diffusing Capacity 1.3 Pulmonary Blood Flow 2 Peripheral Gas Exchange 2.1 Oxygen Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Production 2.2 Respiratory Gas Transport by Maternal Blood 2.3 Organ Distribution of Increased Oxygen Consumption 3 Exercise in Pregnancy 4 Pregnancy at High Altitude 5 Maternal Respiration and Fetal Development