EFFECT OF ORAL AND INTRAVENOUS HYDRATION ON OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether oral or intravenous hydration affects oligohydramnios in cases with normal biophysical profile scores. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred twenty-four gravidas with singleton pregnancies at or near term were identified during a 16-month period retrospectively as having oligohydramnios. A total of 50 subjects with normal biophysical profiles (8 of 10) whose labor was [...]

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NUTRITION AND HYDRATION: RELATIONSHIP TO PRETERM MYOMETRIAL CONTRACTILITY.

Although the mechanisms responsible for the onset of preterm labor in human pregnancy are unclear, animal studies have demonstrated that decreased nutrient intake is associated with increased uterine prostaglandin F metabolite production and spontaneous uterine contractions. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of maternal nutrition and dehydration with preterm uterine contractility. [...]

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EFFECTS OF MATERNAL HYDRATION ON FETAL RENAL PYELECTASIS.

Fetal renal pyelectasis is a frequent finding on routine obstetrical sonography. The cause of this pelvocalyceal dilatation is often not apparent, although urinary tract obstruction is the most important condition to be excluded. One of the many hypothetical explanations for minimal fetal renal pyelectasis suggests that aggressive maternal hydration before sonography leads to fetal diuresis [...]

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ACUTE MATERNAL HYDRATION IN THIRD-TRIMESTER OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS: EFFECTS ON AMNIOTIC FLUID VOLUME, UTEROPLACENTAL PERFUSION, AND FETAL BLOOD FLOW AND URINE OUTPUT.

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether acute maternal hydration in pregnancies with third-trimester oligohydramnios (1) increases amniotic fluid index and hourly fetal urine production rate and (2) alters uteroplacental perfusion and fetal blood flow. STUDY DESIGN: Ten women with third-trimester oligohydramnios (amniotic fluid index < or = 5 cm) and 10 controls with normal [...]

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