Antepartum transabdominal amnioinfusion in uncomplicated term pregnancies with isolated oligohydramnios – the effect of antepartum transabdominal amnioinfusion on the adverse peri…

Objective: To assess the usefulness of antepartum transabdominal amnioinfusion(APTA) to reduce the adverse perinatal and obstetrical outcome in uncomplicated term-pregnancies with isolated oligohydramnios. Methods: We used data from Jan 2002 to Dec 2005 in uncomplicated singleton pregnancies with isolated oligohydramnios between 37 and 41+ 6 weeks of gestation. Oligohydramnios was defined by ultrasonographic determination of AFI ≤5cm. In this retrospective study, 38 received APTA before induced labor or elective cesarean section and 177 were treated conservatively. We investigated the mode of delivery and the ad…