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Re: Diving in pregnancyFrom: Peter V. Weston, M.D. (weston@ICSI.Net)Tue Jun 25 21:42:43 1996
At 09:11 PM 6/25/96 -0500, you wrote: >I have a patient that is in the 7th week of pregnacy. She uses to dive >and asked me is there is any problem diving while pregnant. Can you help >me to answer her? >Thank you > >Alicia Lapidus MD The recommendation of the hyperbaric people here is that pregnancy is an absolute CONTRAINDICATION to scuba diving. Microbubbles can occur even if the diver is within the tables and microbubbles in the placenta can be devastating. Microbubbles are more likely to form in areas where there is sluggish circulation ie the intervillous space. Yet another reason for proscribing scuba diving is that nitrogen will remain in the fetal circulation after it is washed out of the maternal circulation. Therefore this can cause decompression sickness in the fetus even though the mother has no problems. Being a diver tell the patient that I empathize with her as I had to postpone diving for some time after my back surgery. Peter
-- Peter V. Weston, M.D. weston@icsi.net Soon to relocate to Clear Lake to become a live-aboard! My e-mail address will not change.
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