title: Fetal lung maturity indices-a plea for gestational age-specific interpretation: a case report and discussion.
abstract: A fetus with mature amniotic fluid lung indices was delivered with subsequent respiratory distress syndrome, demonstrating that fetal pulmonary maturity needs to be viewed as a probability. We calculated the probability of respiratory distress as a function of gestational age and fetal lung maturity. The percent risks are displayed in an easily readable table format.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA. cartia@mmc.org
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pinette
authors.forename: Jacquelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackstone
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wax
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cartin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013109:Sphingomyelins