title: Polyhydramnion. A clinical study.
abstract: A clinical study of pregnancies complicated by polyhydramnion diagnosed at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oulu, during 1972--1976 is presented. The incidence of polyhydramnion was 0.4% and it was associated with premature delivery, multiple pregnancy, chemical diabetes, and foetal anomalies. However, there were no anomalies in 2/3 of the newborn infants. The perinatal mortality was 41.7%. Early diagnosis is important in order to give good antenatal care and to plan for the delivery. The importance of ultrasonic examination in prenatal diagnosis is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008423:Maternal Age; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology; D010298:Parity; D006831:Polyhydramnios / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple