title: The case for amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity in late-preterm and early-term gestations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN. Electronic address: ctowers@utmck.edu.
authors.forename: Craig V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Towers
authors.affiliation: MemorialCare Center for Women, Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, CA; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA.
authors.forename: Roger K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: MemorialCare Center for Women, Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, CA; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Nageotte
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA; Obstetrix Medical Group.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Garite
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA.
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Quilligan
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D009774:Obstetrics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States