Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022 Objective: To explore the morbidity and mortality associated with preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes in the presence of amniotic fluid index (AFI) greater than or less than 5 in a tertiary care setting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Mehwish Ara Shams +2 more
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Sampling, identification and sensory evaluation of odors of a newborn baby’s head and amniotic fluid [PDF]
, 2021 For baby odor analyses, noninvasive, stress-free sample collection is important. Using a simple method, we succeeded in obtaining fresh odors from the head of five newborn babies. These odors were chemically analyzed by two-dimensional gas chromatography
KANAYAMA, Naohiro +8 more
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The Effect of Intravenous and Oral Fluid Therapy on Women with Third Trimester Oligohydramnios of Pregnancy and the Fetus [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2022 Background & Objective: Adequate amniotic fluid volume is one of the most important aspects of fetal health and Oligohydramnios refers to amniotic fluid volume that is less than expected for gestational age. The aim of this study was to compare the trend
Khadije Rezaie Keikhaie +8 more
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Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2022 Objective: To compare the frequency of diagnosis, induction of labour and caesarean section in patients with isolated oligohydramnios diagnosed by amniotic fluid index versus single deepest vertical pocket. Study design: Randomized controlled trial
Saleema Rehman +4 more
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Changes in the Intra-Amniotic Pressure following Transabdominal Amnioinfusion during Pregnancy
Biomedicine Hub, 2021 Objective: The aim of the article was to investigate the changes in intra-amniotic pressure following transabdominal amnioinfusion during pregnancy. Design: This retrospective study included 19 pregnant women who underwent transabdominal amnioinfusion ...
Daisuke Katsura +6 more
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A Comparative Study on Fetomaternal Outcome in Patients with Meconium-stained Amniotic Fluid vs Clear Amniotic Fluid [PDF]
, 2023 Aim: To compare and study the perinatal maternal outcome and complications in neonates in patients with meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Materials and methods: This was a randomized comparative analysis and prospective study conducted from 1st October ...
Sonal SHAPARIA +3 more
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The Etiological Factors of Polyhydramnios in Pregnant Women. A Prospective Cross Sectional Study [PDF]
Annals of Neonatology Journal, 2023 Background: The amniotic fluid is required for the proper growth and development of the fetus, and it also acts as a barrier against infection and helps in fetal lung maturity. It varies with gestational age.
Hager Abdelmaged +3 more
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Murine amniotic fluid stem cells contribute mesenchymal but not epithelial components to reconstituted mammary ducts [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: Amniotic fluid harbors cells indicative of all three germ layers, and pluripotent fetal amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSs) are considered potentially valuable for applications in cellular therapy and tissue engineering.
Bernd Groner +5 more
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Human mid-gestation amniotic fluid contains interleukin-16 bioactivity [PDF]
, 2009 CD4-positive cells are detectable in the human fetal gastrointestinal tract from 11 weeks of gestation. Interleukin-16 (IL-16) is a chemoattractant for CD4(+) cells and, via fetal swallowing of amniotic fluid, could mediate the influx of CD4(+) cells ...
Warner, J. +17 more
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Amniotic fluid disorders and the effects on prenatal outcome: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background The amniotic fluid is a protective liquid present in the amniotic sac. Two types of amniotic fluid disorders have been identified. First refers to polyhydramnios, which is an immoderate volume of amniotic fluid with an Amniotic Fluid Index ...
H. Bakhsh +7 more
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