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Reports outline obstetrics and gynecology research from Good Samaritan Hospital.
"We sought to determine whether a correlation exists between maternal serum glucose and amniotic fluid glucose in high-risk pregnancies. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 60 patients, between 15 and 38 weeks' gestation, undergoing amniocentesis between March 2006 and April 2007," scientists in the United States report (see also Obstetrics and Gynecology).
"Participants underwent amniocentesis with evaluation of amniotic fluid glucose and maternal finger stick glucose. Data were collected on maternal demographics, gestational age, presence of diabetes or chorioamnionitis, use of betamethasone, and body mass index. Statistical analyses included Spearman rho correlations. A positive correlation was found between maternal serum glucose and amniotic fluid glucose (r = 0.401, P
The researchers concluded: "Maternal hyperglycemia directly influences amniotic fluid glucose levels and may result in an elevated amniotic fluid glucose value."
Rinala and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Correlation of glucose ...
- Measurement of pesticides and other toxicants in amniotic fluid as a potential...
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Bradman, Asa Barr, Dana B. Claus Henn, Birgit G. Drumheller, Timothy Curry, Cynthia Eskenazi, Brenda November 1, 2003 700+ words
...used nonpersistent pesticides in human amniotic fluid, although recent studies of pesticides...fetuses are exposed to these chemicals. Amniotic fluid collected during amniocentesis is the...exposure biomarker, we collected 100 amniotic fluid samples slated for disposal and ...
- Amniotic Fluid Leakage Can Increase Risk.
- Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly June 28, 2001 700+ words
...Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Amniotic fluid leakage into the bloodstream may provoke...present in a high concentration in amniotic fluid," explained M. Uszynski and colleagues...the procoagulatory effects of TF when amniotic fluid finds its way into the maternal ...
- Amniotic Fluid Leakage Can Increase Risk.(of coagulation in pregnant women)
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly June 28, 2001 700+ words
...Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Amniotic fluid leakage into the bloodstream may provoke...present in a high concentration in amniotic fluid," explained M. Uszynski and colleagues...the procoagulatory effects of TF when amniotic fluid finds its way into the maternal ...
- Scientists find potential stem cells in amniotic fluid - a new source?
- Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly July 24, 2003 700+ words
...that stem cells could be isolated from amniotic fluid - the protective "bath water" that...have isolated a subgroup of cells from amniotic fluid that express a protein called Oct...for the existence of stem cells in amniotic fluid and we have evidence for neuronal differentiation...
- Organisms in amniotic fluid after genetic amnio. (Pregnancy Outcomes...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News McNamara, Damian April 15, 2003 700+ words
...introduces microorganisms into the amniotic fluid, but there were no differences in...fewer antimicrobial factors in the amniotic fluid; the protective factors include phosphate...Therefore, adding zinc and phosphorus to amniotic fluid in experiments improved its antimicrobial...
- Amniotic fluid volume called 'weak' predictor.(Obstetrics)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Moon, Mary Ann December 1, 2004 700+ words
...WASHINGTON -- Ultrasound estimations of amniotic fluid volume do not correlate with perinatal...D., reported. "Alterations in amniotic fluid volume, especially low volume, classically...questioned the predictive value of amniotic fluid estimates," he said at the annual...
- Cells From Amniotic Fluid Used to Tissue-Engineer New Trachea; Pediatric...
- News wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service October 8, 2005 700+ words
...lambs, first using cells from the amniotic fluid to grow sections of cartilage tube...fetus's own cells, drawn from the amniotic fluid that surrounds it, to create patches...annual conference in Washington, DC. Amniotic fluid is easily collected during pregnancy...
- Prevention of maternal death: amniotic fluid embolism must be spotted...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Tucker, Miriam E. June 1, 2004 700+ words
...Early and aggressive management of amniotic fluid embolism is vital in preventing maternal...Presbyterian Hospital. Although rare, amniotic fluid embolism remains a major cause of maternal...Galveston. The true incidence of amniotic fluid embolism is unknown. In published...