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Low amniotic fluid no risk to normal birth.
2003 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors may not have to deliver a baby early if it has low amniotic fluid surrounding it, Johns Hopkins obstetricians report.
In a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in San Francisco, researchers showed that babies born under such conditions at 37 weeks' gestation fared similarly to those born to women whose wombs held normal amounts of amniotic fluid. No significant differences were found in the babies' birth weights, levels of acid in the umbilical cord blood, or lengths of stay in the hospital.
Typically, doctors have been concerned about women with low amniotic fluid during the third trimester - a condition called oligohydramnios - because too little fluid can be associated with incomplete development of the lungs, poor fetal growth and complications with delivery. Amniotic fluid is measured by depth in centimeters. Normal amounts range from 5-25 cm; any amount less than 5 cm is considered low.
"These study results are very surprising - they go against the conventional wisdom," said Ernest M. Graham, MD, senior author of the study and assistant professor of gynecology and ...
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