title: A comparison of AmnioStat-FLM with three established methods of assessing fetal lung maturity.
abstract: A new rapid test of fetal lung maturity (the AmnioStat-FLM) was compared with two currently available rapid tests and with 2-dimensional thin-layer chromatography (2-d TLC). Forty-nine specimens of liquor obtained within 72 h of delivery were assessed, 27 of which were contaminated with blood or meconium. The AmnioStat-FLM compared well with spectrophotometry, the shake test and with 2-d TLC. Only the Amniostat-FLM and the 2-d TLC were reliable in the presence of contamination. The results suggest that the AmnioStat-FLM is a reliable, rapid test and unaffected by the presence of contamination.
authors.affiliation: Queen Mother's Hospital, Yorkhill, Glasgow, U.K.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: O'Dwyer
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: MacGillivray
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Whitfield
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D008722:Methods; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols