title: A reevaluation of the value of hCS determination in the management of prolonged pregnancy.
abstract: In an initial study at the Yale-New Haven Hospital human chorionic somatomammotropin levels were reported to have predictive significance for the antepartum diagnosis of the postmaturity syndrome. Expanded data from the same institution do not support the original findings.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007233:Infant, Postmature; D009929:Organ Size; D010121:Oxytocin; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010928:Placental Lactogen / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011273:Pregnancy, Prolonged; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin; D010928:Placental Lactogen