Sodium and Diuretics in Pregnancy

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IN 1970, we wrote in this section1: "The fate of ingested sodium during pregnancy is poorly understood. The prevailing view in this country considers the pregnant woman to be an insidious salt retainer... her dietary salt intake is severely restricted, and prophylactic diuretics may be prescribed... On the other hand, others consider pregnant subjects to be insidious sodium wasters and prescribe salt tablets." We noted that there were conflicting views and stressed the lack of definitive investigative data in this area of reproductive medicine.During the past three years, the pendulum of opinion has swung toward the advocates of . . .

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