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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1969;34:7-13
© 1969 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Amniotic Fluid Creatinine for Prediction of Fetal Maturity

WALLACE P. BEGNEAUD, Jr., MD, TRUMAN P. HAWES, Jr., MD, ABE MICKAL, MD, FACOG and MONROE SAMUELS, MD

From the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, La.

Abstract

Determination of the creatinine content of amniotic fluid of 124 gravidas showed iNC.reasing values as gestation advaNC.ed. A creatinine level of less than 1.5 mg/100 ml correlated well with a gestational length of less than 37 weeks and a level of more than 2 mg/100 ml pointed to pregnaNC.y of more than 37 weeks. In addition there was fair statistical correlation between birth weights and amniotic fluid creatinine values. Infants associated with prior creatinine values of 2 mg/100 ml or greater were physiologically mature in their nursery behavior.






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