| Yazarlar |
Ulker Kahraman
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|
Temur Ismail
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|
Karaca Mehmet
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|
Ersoz Mustafa
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Volkan Islim
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|
Gul Abdulaziz
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| Özet |
| To compare the effect of both maternal rest and activity on the amniotic fluid index (AFI). Power analysis indicated that in order to achieve 20 mm of increase in AFI with 90% of power at one side alpha of 0.01, we needed at least 51 women in each group. The study group was comprised of pregnant women (n = 152) with a normal AFI and a singleton pregnancy at 26-40 weeks' gestation. Their AFI was determined by averaging the 2 repetitive measurements of the 4 amniotic fluid quadrants. The "rest" group (n = 77) was instructed to lie and rest in the left lateral position, and the "mild activity" group (n = 75) was instructed to sit and walk. AFI increased significantly, from 151.25 +/- 37.40 mm to 173.79 +/- 39.76 mm, in the "rest" group (p = 0.00). However, the change from 153.69 +/- 37.94 to 152.34 +/- 36.62 mm was not significant in the "mild activity" group (p = 0.167). Maternal rest in the left lateral position increases the AFI. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| amniotic fluid | amniotic fluid index | antenatal diagnosis | fetal therapy | intrauterine treatment | prenatal diagnosis |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE |
| Dergi ISSN | 0024-7758 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 05-2012 |
| Cilt No | 57 |
| Sayı | 5 |
| Sayfalar | 270 / 276 |
