Spontaneous abortion following mid‐trimester amniocentesis. Clinical significance of placental perforation and blood‐stained amniotic fluid
1987; Wiley; Volume: 94; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1471-0528.1987.tb02252.x
ISSN1471-0528
AutoresB. Kappel, J. NIELSEN, Karl B. Hansen, Margareta Mikkelsen, AA. J. THERKELSEN,
Tópico(s)Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
ResumoThe clinical significance of placental perforation and blood-stained amniotic fluid was studied in a group of 7238 Danish women undergoing mid-trimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis under ultrasound guidance. The risk of spontaneous abortion was significantly increased both in pregnancies where the placenta was perforated and in those with blood-stained amniotic fluid. The risk estimate nearly doubled after placental perforation and more than doubled with a bloody tap. It is concluded that for women at relatively low risk of a fetal genetic abnormality, the indication of the amniocentesis should be reconsidered if a placental perforation is unavoidable.
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