Use of ultrasound to predict fetal lung maturity in 247 consecutive elective cesarean deliveries.
Fetal lung maturity was assessed in 486 consecutive elective cesarean deliveries. Two hundred forty-seven cases met the ultrasound criterion of a biparietal diameter of 9.2 cm or a grade III placenta. All patients were screened for diabetes. There was one case of hyaline membrane disease. This approach thus reflects fetal lung maturity in 99.6% of patients.
D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography