title: A high-risk pregnancy management protocol.
abstract: A simple hihg-risk pregnancy management protocol is presented. Three basic quantitative tests of fetal-placental function are utilized. The advantages and proper application and interpretation of these laboratory tools are discussed. Perinatal outcome is analyzed in the initial 225 high-risk pregnancies managed according to the protocol. Over 94% of the infants achieved 5 minute Apgar scores of 8 or above. The corrected perinatal mortality rate was only 8.8 per 1,000 live births.
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight; D004964:Estriol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006128:Growth; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010121:Oxytocin; D010927:Placental Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012306:Risk; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin; D004964:Estriol