title: Amniotic fluid L/S ratio in twin gestation.
abstract: Transabdominal amniocenteses were performed on both sacs of 14 sets of twins. In each instance one sac was marked with methylene blue to correctly identify the fluids. The lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio was determined on each fluid, and the correlation coefficient between the two sets of fluids was 0.86. There was no significant difference in the fluids' L/S ratios. The importance of this in terms of understanding the variables affecting fetal lung maturation and in clinically managing twin pregnancies is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000032:analysis*; D014427:Twins
chemical_list: D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013109:Sphingomyelins