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- Title
Amniotic fluid fetal hemoglobin in normal pregnancies and pregnancies complicated with preterm labor or prelabor rupture of membranes.
- Authors
Vaisbuch, Edi; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Erez, Offer; Mazaki-Tovi, Shali; Gotsch, Francesca; Kim, Chong Jai; Kim, Jung-Sun; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Edwin, Sam; Than, Nandor Gabor; Nhan-Chang, Chia-Ling; Mazor, Moshe; Mittal, Pooja; Hassan, Sonia S; Romero, Roberto
- Abstract
Hemoglobin and its catabolic products have been associated with amniotic fluid (AF) discoloration and intra-amniotic infection/inflammation (IAI). However, the origin of AF hemoglobin (maternal or fetal) has not been determined. The aims of this study were to determine if fetal hemoglobin can be detected in AF obtained from normal pregnancies, and whether there is an association between AF fetal hemoglobin concentrations and gestational age, spontaneous labor (term and preterm), preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) and IAI.
- Publication
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2009, Vol 22, Issue 5, p388
- ISSN
1476-4954
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/14767050802578285