Amniotic fluid and fetal maturity
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Amniotic fluid and fetal maturity
J Reprod Med.
1976 Jan.
Abstract
The lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid is a method of predicting fetal lung maturity. The L/H ratios in certain high risk pregnancies are poorly correlated with the shake test. The L/S ratios in drug addiction methadone pregnancies and diabetic pregnancies do not have a high degree of correlation with normal L/S ratios after 36 weeks of gestation and are often low.
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