Early midtrimester oligohydramnios: a sign of poor fetal prognosis.
The outcome of 6 pregnant women with second trimester oligohydramnios in the absence of ruptured membranes before 20 weeks' gestation is reported. The overall prognosis of these pregnancies was poor with only 2 survivors. Review of the literature confirms the poor outcome of such pregnancies.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography