Need for urgent delivery after third-trimester amniocentesis

• Published in: Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 48 - 50
• Main Authors: Stark, Catherine M, Smith, Ramada S, LaGrandeur, Richard M, Batton, Daniel G, Lorenz, Robert P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2000; The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Amniocentesis - adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; Delivery, Obstetric; Emergencies; Female; Fetal Organ Maturity; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Lung - embryology; Management. Prenatal diagnosis; Medical sciences; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; Retrospective Studies; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Sonography; Human; Amniocentesis; Statistical analysis; Lung; Third trimester; Incidence; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Echography; Complication; Female; Fetus; Delivery; Diagnosis; Emergency; Maturity

Objective: To estimate the risk of need for urgent delivery after third-trimester amniocentesis as currently done using ultrasound guidance to assess fetal lung maturity. Methods: Ultrasound records of women scheduled for third-trimester amniocenteses to assess fetal lung maturity from February 1990...