Ultrasound estimation of amniotic fluid and perinatal outcome in normotensive and pre-eclamptics in a Nigerian tertiary Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorOgunlaja, Oluwamuyiwa
dc.contributor.authorFawole, Adegboyega
dc.contributor.authorAdeniran, Abiodun
dc.contributor.authorAdesina, Kikelomo
dc.contributor.authorAkande, Halimat
dc.contributor.authorOgunlaja, I. P
dc.contributor.authorBojuwoye, O.M
dc.contributor.authorIdowu, A
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-22T09:24:16Z
dc.date.available2019-10-22T09:24:16Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPre-eclampsia is a subtype of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy which is described as a disorder of widespread vascular endothelial malfunction and vasospasm that manifest clinically after 20 weeks gestation and can present as late as 4-6 weeks postpartum. However, the focus in modern obstetric care is on reduction of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality through preventive strategies. The objective of this study was to determine the usefulness of ultrasound scan measure-ment of the amniotic fluid indices in determining perinatal outcome in normotensive and pre-eclamptic paturients at term. This was an observational study involving 120 consenting pre-eclamptics and 120 normotensive women. An analysis of the measures of perinatal outcome in this study revealed a statistical significant difference when meconium stained liquor, route of delivery, fetal outcome and birth weight in pre-eclamptic women were compared with those of normotensive women. Ultrasound estimation of amniotic fluid in pre-eclamptic and normotensive paturients has been found to be useful in the management of these patients with the aim of improving perinatal outcome. Hence, there may be a need to include this in the protocol of management; however, ran-domized control trials will be needed to further justify the finding of this recommendation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNilen_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jmbs.v4i3.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3023
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectPregnancy induced hypertensionen_US
dc.subjectperinatal outcomeen_US
dc.subjectblood pressureen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleUltrasound estimation of amniotic fluid and perinatal outcome in normotensive and pre-eclamptics in a Nigerian tertiary Hospitalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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