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Endocrine Reviews 18 (6): 832-872
Copyright © 1997 by The Endocrine Society

Maternal-Fetal Calcium and Bone Metabolism During Pregnancy, Puerperium, and Lactation1

Christopher S. Kovacs2 and Henry M. Kronenberg

Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

I. Introduction
II. Maternal Physiology and Pathophysiology During Pregnancy
A. Maternal adaptive goals during pregnancy
B. Mineral ions and calcitropic hormones
C. Intestinal absorption of calcium
D. Renal handling of calcium
E. Skeletal calcium metabolism
F. Primary hyperparathyroidism
G. Hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypopara- thyroidism
H. Summary
III. Fetal-Placental Physiology and Pathophysiology
A. Fetal adaptive goals
B. Mineral ions and calcitropic hormones
C. Fetal-placental calcium transport
D. Renal handling of calcium and the amniotic fluid
E. Skeletal calcium metabolism
F. Fetal response to maternal hyper- or hypoparathy-roidism
G. Integrated fetal calcium homeostasis
H. Summary
IV. Maternal Physiology and Pathophysiology During Lactation
A. Maternal adaptive goals during lactation
B. Mineral ions and calcitropic hormones
C. Intestinal absorption of calcium
D. Renal handling of calcium
E. Skeletal calcium metabolism
F. Hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathy- roidism
G. Summary
V. Neonatal Physiology and Pathophysiology
A. Neonatal adaptive goals
B. Mineral ions and calcitropic hormones
C. Intestinal absorption of calcium
D. Renal handling of calcium
E. Skeletal calcium metabolism
F. Neonatal response to maternal hyper- or hypopara-thyroidism
G. Neonatal hypocalcemia
H. Summary
VI. Discussion and Conclusions






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