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The effect of amnioinfusion on the duration of labor. 1997

T H Strong
Phoenix Perinatal Associates, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Arizona, USA.

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that women receiving intrapartum amnioinfusion have more rapid labors than do controls. METHODS Prospective clinical trials of amnioinfusion published in major American obstetric and gynecologic journals between 1985 and 1995, identified through a literature search using MEDLINE and manual index review, were examined. METHODS Eleven studies that presented data regarding the length of labor were identified. Each study was reviewed for the design, number of subjects enrolled, volume of amnioinfusate, birth weight, maternal parity, interval from amniorrhexis to delivery, and total length of labor. RESULTS Meta-analysis revealed no differences between amnioinfusion groups and controls with regard to length of labor or the interval between membrane rupture and delivery. CONCLUSIONS Amnioinfusion has no effect on the duration of labor.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007263 Infusions, Parenteral The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping. Intra-Abdominal Infusions,Intraperitoneal Infusions,Parenteral Infusions,Peritoneal Infusions,Infusion, Intra-Abdominal,Infusion, Intraperitoneal,Infusion, Parenteral,Infusion, Peritoneal,Infusions, Intra-Abdominal,Infusions, Intraperitoneal,Infusions, Peritoneal,Intra Abdominal Infusions,Intra-Abdominal Infusion,Intraperitoneal Infusion,Parenteral Infusion,Peritoneal Infusion
D007743 Labor, Obstetric The repetitive uterine contraction during childbirth which is associated with the progressive dilation of the uterine cervix (CERVIX UTERI). Successful labor results in the expulsion of the FETUS and PLACENTA. Obstetric labor can be spontaneous or induced (LABOR, INDUCED). Obstetric Labor
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000650 Amnion The innermost membranous sac that surrounds and protects the developing embryo which is bathed in the AMNIOTIC FLUID. Amnion cells are secretory EPITHELIAL CELLS and contribute to the amniotic fluid. Amniotic Membrane,Amnions,Amniotic Membranes,Membrane, Amniotic,Membranes, Amniotic
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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