Paris heat wave and oligohydramnios.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of oligohydramnios in term pregnancies during the Paris heat wave of 2003 (August 4-14).


METHODS
A comparison of this frequency to a historical control group examined during the same period in 2002.


RESULTS
The frequency of oligohydramnios in normal term pregnancies was 17.5% during the heat wave that affected Paris in August 2003.


CONCLUSIONS
This frequency was substantially higher than the rate of oligohydramnios in normal term pregnancies in August 2002 (4.4%).
Luton
Dominique
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Departement de Perinatologie, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 Bvd Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France. dominique.luton@rdb.ap-hop-paris.fr
Alran
Séverine
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Fourchotte
Virginie
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Sibony
Olivier
O
Oury
Jean-François
JF
D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005865:Gestational Age; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018570:Risk Assessment