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Amniotic fluid volume as a predictor of fetal distress in intrauterine growth retardation
Author(s) -
Tongsong T.,
Srisomboon J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(93)90372-4
Subject(s) - medicine , fetal distress , amniotic fluid , obstetrics , prospective cohort study , fetus , distress , pregnancy , biophysical profile , respiratory distress , anesthesia , clinical psychology , genetics , biology
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of sonographic assessment of amniotic fluid volume (AFV) in predicting intrapartum fetal distress in pregnancies with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) compared with the non‐stress test (NST). METHOD: A prospective study of 242 pregnancies with IUGR who underwent antepartum assessment of AFV and NST with intrapartum continuous FHR monitoring was conducted and analyzed. RESULT: AFV was a reliable predictor of intrapartum fetal distress with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 84.0%, 83.41%, 36.84% and 97.84%, respectively. The efficacy of AFV was comparable with that of the NST. CONCLUSION: Sonographic assessment of AFV is an effective predictor of intrapartum fetal distress in pregnancies with IUGR.