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olism of the pregnant woman was determined a number of times through- 

 out the last two or three weeks, and similar determinations were made upon 



1 Meter 



Fig. 36. Cross-section of bed calorimeter (Benedict and Carpenter), with which 

 Studies on Pregnancy were made by Carpenter and Murlin. 



the mother and child as well as upon the mother alone after parturition. A 

 table showing the comparative results is given below. 



TABLE 23 



ENERGY METABOLISM OF MOTHER AND CHILD TOGETHER BEFORE AND AFTER PARTURITION 



(Carpenter and Murlin) 



