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Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;101:1261-1265
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Effect of Maternal Hydration on Amniotic Fluid Volume

Everett F. Magann, MD, Dorota A. Doherty, PhD, Suneet P. Chauhan, MD, Scott P. Barrilleaux, MD, Lisa A. Verity, MD and James N. Martin, Jr, MD

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Spartanburg Regional Hospital Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Address reprint requests to: James N. Martin, Jr, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505; E-mail: jmartin{at}ob-gyn.umsmed.edu.

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 to participate. An amniotic fluid index (AFI) was obtained before the amniocentesis, and at the time of the amniocentesis the amniotic fluid (AF) volume was determined by diazo-dye reaction with subsequent spectrophotometric analysis of AF samples. If the AF sample drawn for fetal maturity studies was mature, the patient was hydrated with 1000 mL of balanced salt solution 30 minutes before her cesarean delivery. Amniotic fluid volume was subsequently estimated after the hydration by a repeat AFI. Amniotic fluid volume was directly measured at cesarean delivery and compared with the dye-determined volume. The pre- and posthydration AFI were also compared.

RESULTS: A total of 17 women participated in the study between January 2001 and June 2001. Statistically significant increases in the AF volume and AFI were found. The prehydration median AF volume was 450 mL (range 250–953), and the median increase in AF volume was 188 mL (95% confidence interval [CI] 60, 254 mL; P < .001). Median AFI was 8.6 (range 5.8–17.8) with a median change in AFI of 1.7 cm (95% CI 1.1, 3.0; P < .001).

CONCLUSION: Maternal intravenous hydration appears to increase both the actual and ultrasound-estimated AF volumes in normal third-trimester pregnancies.






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