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Re: scuba diving and pregnancy From: John Gordon Murray Robertson (jgmr@unixg.ubc.ca) Mon Oct 28 17:21:10 1996 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Gordon M. Goldman: "Re: Micronised progesterone" Previous message: Joseph B. Stanford: "scuba diving and pregnancy" Maybe in reply to: Joseph B. Stanford: "scuba diving and pregnancy" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: scuba diving and pregnancy" I believe that scuba diving is contraindicated throughout pregnancy. The reasoning is that we do not know how the foetal circulation handles the nitrogen in solution at higher pressures, and how well it "de-gasses". The concern is that a nitrogen embolis could occur in the foetal circulation and cause damage in an asymptomatic mom. I guess this means that before circulation is established that diving would be ok. -- ---------- From: Joseph B. Stanford[SMTP:stanford@MSSCC.MED.UTAH.EDU] Sent: Monday, October 28, 1996 10:57 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: scuba diving and pregnancy at what gestational age does pregnancy become a contraindication for scuba diving? thanks Joe Stanford stanford@msscc.med.utah.edu Next message: Gordon M. Goldman: "Re: Micronised progesterone" Previous message: Joseph B. Stanford: "scuba diving and pregnancy" Maybe in reply to: Joseph B. Stanford: "scuba diving and pregnancy" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: scuba diving and pregnancy"

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