THE EFFECT OF ORAL RITODRINE ON MATERNAL AND FETAL CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 83 (9), 711-715
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00918.x
Abstract
The reported growth-promoting effects of the beta-sympathomimetic compound, ritodrine, have been investigated. The carbohydrate tolerance of eight pregnant women was found to be unaffected by treatment with oral ritodrine over a ten-week period. A further observation that the carbohydrate metabolism of the newborn infants of these women was within normal limits tends to discount possibility that any growth-promoting action ritodrine may have on the fetus is mediated through a diabetogenic effect on the mother.Keywords
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