[PDF] Top 20 Amniotic Fluid Index in Postdated Pregnancies and Its Perinatal Outcome

... 300 postdated antenatal women who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria and they were classified based on their AFI found using ...final outcome of each baby delivered were followed ...the ... See full document

... modern perinatal medicine. [1] Alterations in amniotic fluid volume, especially decreased amniotic fluid volume (olighohydraminios) have classically been considered as an indicator of ... See full document

... weeks amniotic fluid decreases at a rate of 8% per week and averages only 400-450ml at the end of the ABSTRACT Background: Amniotic fluid plays a major role in the development of ...the ... See full document

... normal amniotic fluid ...term pregnancies around 165 with borderline AFI and compared the perinatal outcomes with normal ...stained amniotic fluid, low Apgar scores, increased ... See full document

... singleton pregnancies with gestational age between 37 to 42 weeks without any complicating ....Maternal outcome in form of mode of delivery, abnormal fetal heart rate and cesarean section for fetal distress ... See full document

... DISCUSSION Amniotic Fluid Volume assessment is one of the important component of Biophysical Profile and an important tool in antepartum fetal surveillance to predict the perinatal ...the ... See full document

... All birth attendants strive to achieve a good standard of care during labor to prevent an outcome such as ‘birth asphyxia’(policy statement 1996) and avoid its short or long term consequences (Mac Lennan) ... See full document

... reduced fluid volume, without improving the ...abnormal amniotic fluid volume and it is questionable whether these measurements are necessary at all in low-risk ... See full document

... the fluid is contributed almost entirely by diffusion through the placental surface of the ...These pregnancies should be followed up to the second trimester before any clinical decision can be ... See full document

... study, perinatal risk is assessed with respect to decreasing amniotic fluid level, measured as amniotic fluid index (AFI) and borderline AFI is taken as AFI between 5 and 8 cms ... See full document

... Results were analysed in the form of incidence, mode of delivery and perinatal outcome which includes preterm, low birth weight, still births, NICU admissions and neonatal deaths in all the 3 groups. ... See full document

... Conclusion: An AFI of 5-8cm detected in the third trimester is an indicator of poor perinatal outcome. In the presence of borderline oligohydramnios, the occurrence of non-reactive NST, abnormal FHR ... See full document

... Background: Amniotic fluid is an important part of pregnancy sac and helps in fetal ...hypertension, postdated pregnancy and IUGR resulting in poor fetal ...low amniotic fluid ... See full document

... that amniotic fluid volumes were measured in 1,659 pregnant women to determine the predictive value on perinatal ...stained amniotic fluid, Apgar score and early-late neonatal ...the ... See full document

... determine whether a low AFI during antenatal period at term confers a significant risk of poor perinatal outcome. METHODS The present study entitled Comparative study of maternal and fetal outcome ... See full document

... the amniotic fluid index (AFI) in ...in amniotic fluid index was ...the amniotic fluid index in cases of oligohydramnios by ...evaluate its efficacy ... See full document

... Then reanalysis of their data with exclusion of the diabetic patients resulted in no significant difference between the two groups (4). In our institution, infants with apgar less than 7 at 1 and 5 minute are routinely ... See full document

... The pregnancies with fetal malformations were also excluded from the study PROCEDURE: All patients both in study group and control group are informed about the condition and informed written consent were obtained ... See full document

... new born infant take its first breath. So, oropharyngeal suctioning and tracheal toileting have been widely promoted in order to prevent MAS. However, it now seems likely that meconium aspiration most commonly ... See full document

... Conclusions: The significance of meconium in amniotic fluid is a widely debated subject. Traditionally meconium has been considered as a sign of fetal distress occurring due to hypoxia. However it is now ... See full document