Amniotic fluid index of normal fetus since 28 weeks of pregnancy.
- Author:
Hinh Duc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Amniotic fluid
- MeSH:
Amniotic Fluid;
pregnancy
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):19-21
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
It have been long known that the amniotic status have a close relationship to normal development of fetus. The study was conducted at Institute for Mother and Newborn protection between June 1999 to September 2001 on 117 normal pregnant women. The amniotic fluid index included average value and values at 2.5%, 5%, 95% and 97%. The results showed that for fetus at third trimester, the average value of amniotic fluid was 16.0+/-4.8cm. There was insignificant change in amniotic fluid index during 28th to 37th week of pregnancy. After 37th week, the amniotic index decreased rapidly.
