Idiopathic Hydramnios and Pregnancy Outcome.
- Author:
Jae Sung LEE
1
;
Hye Gyung GWON
;
Young Han KIM
;
Chang Hee LEE
;
Yong Won PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Idiopathic hydramnios;
Amniotic fluid index;
Perinatal outcome
- MeSH:
Amniotic Fluid;
Apgar Score;
Cesarean Section;
Female;
Fetal Development;
Gestational Age;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Intensive Care, Neonatal;
Logistic Models;
Polyhydramnios*;
Postpartum Hemorrhage;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Outcome*;
Pregnancy*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2001;44(1):152-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: There have been conflicting reports as to whether higher rates of poor perinatal outcome carry over in cases of idiopathic hydramnios. Thus, this study was undertaken to determine whether there is any association between idiopathic hydramnios and adverse perinatal outcome. METHODS: From January 1995 to December 1999, 103 consecutive women with singleton pregnancies complicated by idiopathic hydramnios(amniotic fluid index>or=25cm) who were delivered at the Severance hospital were studied. Measured perinatal outcomes and maternal complications included preterm delivery, small for gestational age, large for gestational age, malpresentation at delivery, primary cesarean section rate, Apgar score at 5 minutes<7, admission to the neonatal intensive care unit, perinatal death, and postpartum hemorrhage. These findings were compared by means of the chi-square test, Fisher exact test, student's t-test, and logistic regression test with those of 320 control subjects with normal amniotic fluid index(5
