Open AccessEvaluation of Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Induction in Borderline Oligohydramnios at Term
Author(s) -
Setu Rathod,
Sunita Samal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26313.10612
Subject(s) - oligohydramnios , medicine , obstetrics , amniotic fluid index , gestational age , meconium , exact test , pregnancy , amniotic fluid , gynecology , gestation , fetus , surgery , genetics , biology
Oligohydramnios is described as decreased amniotic fluid volume relative to gestational age. Semiquantitatively it is described using the Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) which is calculated by adding the depth in centimetres of the largest vertical pocket in each of four equal uterine quadrants. AFI less than or equal to 5 cm is defined as oligohydramnios. A Borderline Oligohydramnios (BO) is defined as AFI 5.1-8 cm.