OBJECTIVE To determine the association between the presence of oligohydramnios, determined as an amniotic fluid index ≤ 5 cm and the intra-amniotic inflammatory response, fetal inflammatory response and neonatal outcomes in actively managed preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). METHODS Women with singleton pregnancies complicated by PPROM at a gestational age of between 24+0 and 36+6...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to establish a normative scale of amniotic fluid index (AFI) or four-quadrant amniotic fluid index throughout gestation in uncomplicated singleton pregnancies, and to identify the lower and upper limits for each gestational week. METHOD A prospective longitudinal study was used. One hundred seventeen uncomplicated singleton pregnancies were examined ever...

BACKGROUND Oligohydramnios has been shown to be a predictor of intrapartal fetal distress. In a selected group of low-risk pregnancies, however, it has not yet been established that oligohydramnios contributes to intrapartal fetal distress. METHODS Ultrasonically estimated four-quadrant amniotic fluid index as a test for admission to the labor ward was evaluated as a predictive factor for fet...

the purpose of this experimental study was to evaluate the effect of chicken amniotic fluid (af) on a cross section of rat sciatic nerves. thirty adult male sprague-dawley rats weighing 275 to 300 g, were randomized into three groups treated with (1) amniotic fluid or af (n=10), (2) normal saline or ns (n=10), and (3) sham surgery (n=10). the af was aspirated from the amniotic cavity of incubat...

background: cadmium is an extremely toxic metal with ubiquitous environmental distribution. cadmium is a potent reproductive and developmental toxic agent, and intensive environmental exposure to this substance has been reported among the residents of tehran. in this study, we investigated the correlation between amniotic fluid cadmium levels and the risk of preeclampsia, prematurity and low bi...

Method: This was a prospective, longitudinal and analytical study conducted in Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel from 1st July 2011 to 1st of December 2012. There were 32 patients included in the study. Indomethacin was administered orally at the dose of 25 mg three times a day for 1 week. The patients were admitted for observation of clinical symptoms, fundal height, fetal status and am...

OBJECTIVES To assess the role of antepartum amnioinfusion in raising the amniotic fluid index and prolonging the pregnancy, and its effect on perinatal outcome in cases with pre term oligohydramnios. METHODS Seventeen singleton pregnancies from 24 to 34 weeks of gestation with amniotic fluid index of S5, were randomly allocated to two groups controls (nine women) and subjects (eight women). Tra...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of operator experience and ultrasound interpretation technique on the accuracy of ultrasound estimates of amniotic fluid volume. Ultrasound evaluation was carried out by an obstetric resident, a nurse sonographer, a maternal-fetal medicine fellow, and a maternal-fetal medicine staff member to subjectively estimate (visual interpretation wit...

The purpose of this experimental study was to evaluate the effect of chicken amniotic fluid (AF) on a cross section of rat sciatic nerves. Thirty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 275 to 300 g, were randomized into three groups treated with (1) amniotic fluid or AF (n=10), (2) normal saline or NS (n=10), and (3) sham surgery (n=10). The AF was aspirated from the amniotic cavity of incubat...