PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE IN NON–PREGNANT WOMEN, POST–PARTUM WOMEN AND PREGNANT WOMEN  A COMPARATIVE STUDY

SAROJ CHOUDHARY; ABHISHEK ACHARYA

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017

PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE IN NON–PREGNANT WOMEN, POST–PARTUM WOMEN AND PREGNANT WOMEN A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Saroj Choudhary, Abhishek Acharya

Abstract :

Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is one of the important pulmonary function tests to study the expiratory effort and also the functioning of the respiratory muscles. During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes changes including biomechanical, physiological, and metabolic. Hence the present study has been conducted to compare the Peak expiratory flow rate in Non pregnant women, Post–partum Women and Pregnant women (second trimester). This study was carried upon 45 women in the age group of 18–35 years. The subjects were divided into three groups i. e, Group 1– 15 pregnant women (second trimester), Group I1– 15 Non–Pregnant Women and Group III– 15 Post–Partum Women. Well functioning mini Wright peak flow meter (mWPFM) was used to record PEFR .In our study the significantly higher PEFR was found in group II (Non pregnant women) followed by group III (Post partum women) and then group I (Pregnant women in second trimester).