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The value of ultrasound measurement of amniotic fluid ume in the management of prolonged pregnancies
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04781.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 91, Issue 5, pages 444–448, May 1984
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CROWLEY, P., O'HERLIHY, C. and BOYLAN, P. (1984), The value of ultrasound measurement of amniotic fluid ume in the management of prolonged pregnancies. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 444–448. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04781.x
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- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received 6 June 1983 Accepted 30 September 1983
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Ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid ume was used to monitor 335 patients with prolonged pregnancy. Reduced amniotic fluid was diagnosed when no single vertical pool of amniotic fluid measured >30 mm. Sixty-five patients with reduced amniotic fluid had labour induced while 270 patients with normal amniotic fluid were managed expectantly unless the cervix was favourable. Patients with reduced amniotic fluid had a statistically significant increase in meconium-stained amniotic fluid and growth-retarded babies and were more likely to require delivery by caesarean section for fetal distress. There were no perinatal deaths in the series and the perinatal outcome was satisfactory in both groups. Ultrasound measurement of amniotic fluid represents an effective discriminatory test in post-term pregnancy.