2ND TRIMESTER OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS, A PREDICTOR OF POOR FETAL-OUTCOME

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 64  (5) , 608-611
Abstract
Twelve cases of severe 2nd trimester oligohydramnios are reported. The outcome of these pregnancies was uniformly poor, with no survivors in the present series. Four patients had therapeutic abortions, 1 woman had spontaneous labor at 22 wk gestation, and 7 patients continued to viability. Of these, 5 patients had severe renal abnormalities incomplete with life. Two infants died at, or shortly after, birth from severe intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), 1 of which had a triploid karyotype. Review of the literature shows a similar poor outcome for pregnancies with severe oligohydramnios in the 2nd trimester.

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