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RAISED MATERNAL SERUM AFP, OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS AND POOR FETAL OUTCOME
Author(s) -
Stirrat G. M.,
Gough J. D.,
Bullock Stephanie,
Wald N. J.,
Cuckle H. S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb00973.x
Subject(s) - oligohydramnios , obstetrics , amniotic fluid , medicine , fetus , pregnancy , ultrasound , gynecology , radiology , biology , genetics
Summary Six women who had an ultrasound scan examination in early pregnancy on account of a high serum alpha‐fetoprotein level were noted to have little or no amniotic fluid. This paper gives details of the six pregnancies, two of which were extrauterine; only one of the six infants survived.