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Amnioscopy … Is It Worthwhile?
Author(s) -
Barham K. A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1973.tb02312.x
Subject(s) - obstetrics , medicine , fetus , amniotic fluid , fetoscopy , pregnancy , gynecology , prenatal diagnosis , biology , genetics
Summary: Amnioscopy has been used in late pregnancy to monitor the amniotic fluid of the fetus at risk of intra‐uterine hypoxia. The test has been performed on more than 3,000 patients over a 7‐year period. Properly performed it is a worthwhile clinical procedure since it can improve the quality of antenatal care for the fetus who is at risk. Apart from this it has been of assistance in the induction of labour, the early detection of unsuspected abnormalities and research on membrane cytology.