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Amniotic fluid volume as a predictor of fetal distress in postterm pregnancy
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)90833-i
Subject(s) - medicine , fetal distress , nonstress test , obstetrics , amniotic fluid , pregnancy , fetus , prospective cohort study , distress , clinical psychology , genetics , biology
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of amniotic fluid volume (AFV) assessment in predicting intrapartum fetal distress in post‐term pregnancy compared with the conventional nonstress test (NST). METHOD: A prospective study of 252 postterm patients who underwent antepartum assessment of AFV and NST with intrapartum continuous FHR monitoring was conducted and subjected to analysis. RESULT: AFV was significantly more accurate in predicting intrapartum fetal distress than the NST with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 72.73%, 90.87%, 26.67% and 98.65%, respectively. CONCLUSION: AFV assessment was an effective method in predicting fetal distress in postterm pregnancy.