OBJECTIVE To investigate whether isolated oligohydramnios at term is associated with increased rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality and whether induction of labor in term pregnancies with isolated oligohydramnios is superior to conservative management in reducing perinatal morbidity and mortality. STUDY DESIGN We searched databases from inception to May 2015. We included studies that ev...

Oligohydramnios is an ominous pregnant complication with high perinatal morbidity and mortality of 80%-90%, if it was observed in second trimester. However, there is no promising modality to cure it at that period. In this case, heparin therapy was successful in an early onset extreme oligohydramnios.

The results in the management of pregnant women in idiopathic oligohydramnios using monitoring of major parameters of the biophysical profile of the functional maternal biosystem – amniotic structures – the fetus are given in this article. It was established that prenatal prognosis could be objectively performed on the basis of the main estimations of heart rate variability, amniotic fluid inde...

Objective: To evaluate the perinatal outcome in patients with isolated oligohydramnios. Design: A prospective study. Sample: 146 patients had isolated oligohydramnios. These were compared with those having AFI>5 cm (n=500). Methods: A prospective study was conducted from November 2012 to November 2014. Patients were divided into two groups (AFI>50 mm and ≤ 50 mm). The study inclusion criteria w...

BACKGROUND Oligohydramnios (reduced amniotic fluid) may be responsible for malpresentation problems, umbilical cord compression, concentration of meconium in the liquor, and difficult or failed external cephalic version. Simple maternal hydration has been suggested as a way of increasing amniotic fluid volume in order to reduce some of these problems. OBJECTIVES The objective of this review w...

Aquaporin 3 (AQP3) has been shown to be low in the amnion and chorion tissues of patients with oligohydramnios and that S. miltiorrhiza, a Chinese herbal medicine, results in increased AQP3 in human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs). Here, we provide evidence for the involvement of the JNK pathway in AQP3 regulation in isolated oligohydramnios tissues in vitro, in hAECs derived from normal amni...

oligohydramnios is frequently used to identify at risk fetuses. the purpose of this study was to assess adverse perinatal outcomes in oligohydramnios. subjects comprised pregnant women diagnosed either with (590) or without (597) oligohydramnios who delivered after hospital admittance from 2000 to 2010 . data, including the resuscitation of newborn, apgar score at 5 min, nicu admission, death i...

Objectives: A significant reduction in the amount of amniotic fluid co-relates with an increased rate of both perinatal morbidity and mortality. The objectives of the study are to determine the neonatal outcome, and the appropriate route of delivery in isolated oligohydramnios. Methodology: This was a prospective case-control study conducted over a period of 22 months (November 2006 to August 2...

OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of isolated oligohydramnios on Perinatal outcomes. METHODS A prospective Cohort Study was conducted at the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Pregnant women with isolated oligohydramnios were recruited for the study after obtaining informed consent. The mode of delivery and perinatal outcome were compa...

Syrenomelia sequence is a rare (incidence of 1: 60000 births) [1,2] lethal pattern of congenital anomalies characterized by a number of hallmark skeletal anomalies including fusion of the lower extremities or a single lower limb, bilateral renal agenesis or dysgenesis with absent or hypoplastic renal arteries, oligohydramnios and the presence of aberrant vasculature. Prenatal sonographic detect...