Scientific Papers
EARLY ORAL HYDRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON BOWEL ACTIVITY AFTER ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION–OUR EXPERIENCE.
AIM: To assess the effects of early oral hydration after elective caesarian section. METHODS: Hundred women were selected from the maternity wards of LHMC and SSK Hospital, and alternately assigned into control and study groups [...]
HYDRATION OF FAT-FREE MASS IN HEALTHY WOMEN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFFECT OF PREGNANCY.
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the biological variability of the hydration factor (HF), ie, the ratio between total body water and fat-free mass, is important when calculating total body fat by means of the commonly used two-component [...]
EFFECT OF MATERNAL HYDRATION ON AMNIOTIC FLUID VOLUME.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effects of maternal intravenous hydration on amniotic fluid volume in normal pregnancies. METHODS: Women undergoing an amniocentesis for the evaluation of fetal lung maturity before an elective cesarean delivery were eligible [...]
EFFECT OF 1 WEEK OF ORAL HYDRATION ON THE AMNIOTIC FLUID INDEX.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of long-term (1-week) oral hydration on amniotic fluid volume in women with an amniotic fluid index (AFI) < 10th percentile. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective, nonrandomized, interventional study was conducted on [...]