Table 5.

Data after saline infusion (suppression).

	Second trimester (2T)	Third trimester (3T)	Postpartum (PP)
SBP (mmHg)	91 ± 2	97 ± 3	95 ± 3
DBP (mmHg)	47 ± 2	52 ± 1	53 ± 2
PRA (ng/mL/hr)	4.3 ± 0.6*	5.4 ± 0.7*	0.7 ± 0.1
Aldosterone (ng/dL)	10.7 ± 0.8*,†	25.5 ± 2.1*	3.3 ± 0.3
Cortisol (μg/dL)	13.0 ± 0.9*,†	16.7 ± 0.8*	5.6 ± 0.5
DLF % inhibition [Na, K]-ATPase	3.3 ± 0.5*,†	4.1 ± 0.4	4.4 ± 0.6
Na (mEq)	139 ± 0*	139 ± 0*	143 ± 0
K (mEq)	4.1 ± 0.1	4.0 ± 0.1*	4.2 ± 0.1
Cr (mg)	0.6 ± 0*	0.6 ± 0*	0.7 ± 0

Data are mean ± SEM.

^*p < 0.05 pregnancy vs. PP.

^†p < 0.05 2T vs. 3T.