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. 1981;60(1):9-12.
doi: 10.3109/00016348109154101.

Ratio of human placental lactogenic hormone (hPL) in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

P V Nielsen, V Schiøler

Ratio of human placental lactogenic hormone (hPL) in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

P V Nielsen et al. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1981.

Abstract

The predictive value of the ratio of hPL concentrations in amniotic fluid/maternal serum has been investigated in 24 complicated pregnancies. A correct prediction of the fetal outcome with respect to low birth weight and/or dysmaturity was found in 75 per cent of the pregnancies compared to 67 per cent for total estriol in serum. Serum hPL alone did not seem to have a satisfactory predictive value in this small study.

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