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- Title
Obstetricians' attitudes towards 'isolated' oligohydramnios at term.
- Authors
Elsandabesee, D; Majumdar, S; Sinha, S
- Abstract
Oligohydramnios at term in the absence of maternal and fetal complications poses a dilemma in management. It is one of the major indications for antenatal surveillance and induction of labour. There is a growing body of evidence that oligohydramnios in the absence of maternal or fetal risk factors ('isolated' oligohydramnios) is not associated with an adverse perinatal outcome. In this study, we surveyed the management of isolated oligohydramnios at term in a tertiary referral maternity unit. Out of 92 women who were scanned at term, 22 (24%) women had isolated oligohydramnios. A greater tendency to intervene in such cases was noted with 10 (45%) women having labour induced, while one (4.5%) had an elective caesarean section. Emergency caesarean section rates were also higher in the oligohydramnios group (13.5%) than in a low risk group (6%). There was no increased perinatal morbidity when compared with pregnancies managed expectantly.
- Publication
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2007, Vol 27, Issue 6, p574
- ISSN
0144-3615
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/01443610701469669