TY - JOUR
T1 - The four-quadrant assessment of amniotic fluid volume
T2 - An adjunct to antepartum fetal heart rate testing
AU - Rutherford, S. E.
AU - Phelan, J. P.
AU - Smith, C. V.
AU - Jacobs, N.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Amniotic fluid volume assessment using a semiquantitative four-quadrant technique, the amniotic fluid index, was evaluated in relationship to fetal heart rate (FHR) testing and perinatal morbidity in 330 high-risk pregnancies. An inverse relationship was found between the amniotic fluid index and nonreactive nonstress tests (NST), FHR decelerations, meconium staining, cesarean section for fetal distress, and low Apgar scores. More important, adverse perinatal outcome was significantly more frequent with diminished compared with normal amniotic fluid volume, even if the NST was reactive.
AB - Amniotic fluid volume assessment using a semiquantitative four-quadrant technique, the amniotic fluid index, was evaluated in relationship to fetal heart rate (FHR) testing and perinatal morbidity in 330 high-risk pregnancies. An inverse relationship was found between the amniotic fluid index and nonreactive nonstress tests (NST), FHR decelerations, meconium staining, cesarean section for fetal distress, and low Apgar scores. More important, adverse perinatal outcome was significantly more frequent with diminished compared with normal amniotic fluid volume, even if the NST was reactive.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3306497
AN - SCOPUS:0023616534
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 70
SP - 353
EP - 356
JO - Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 3 PART I
ER -