title: Prepartum transabdominal amnio-infusion for severe oligohydramnios.
abstract: Transabdominal amnio-infusion preceding labor induction was evaluated as a means of avoiding fetal distress and cesarean delivery in patients with oligohydramnios. A preliminary study was performed in 8 consecutive term or post-term pregnancies complicated by severe oligohydramnios (amniotic fluid index less than or equal to 1 cm) with unripe cervices (Bishop's score less than or equal to 3). Warm saline was injected through a spinal needle under ultrasound control. Vaginal delivery occurred in 7 cases; cesarean section was performed in one patient for failure to progress. There was no meconium aspiration and no sign of fetal distress.
authors.affiliation: Port Royal University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandelbrot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dommergues
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dumez
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D012965:Sodium Chloride