The usefulness of ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid in predicting adverse outcome in prolonged pregnancy: a prospective blinded observational study.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a single ultrasound scan at or beyond 40 weeks of gestation to detect a single deepest pool of amniotic fluid <2 cm and amniotic fluid index (AFI) <5 cm is clinically useful in the prediction of subsequent adverse pregnancy outcome. DESIGN: A prospective...

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Hauptverfasser: Morris, J, Thompson, K, Smithey, J, Gaffney, G, Cooke, I, Chamberlain, P, Hope, P, Altman, D, MacKenzie, I
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2003