Accuracy of Amniotic Fluid Lamellar Body Counting for Evaluating of Fetal Lung Maturity

Study of Accuracy of Amniotic Fluid Lamellar Body Counting for Evaluating of Fetal Lung Maturity

The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of Amniotic fluid Lamellar Body Counting for Evaluating of Fetal Lung Maturity.

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is one of important cause of mortality in neonates. This study was designed to evaluate the amniotic fluid lamellar body counting for predicting fetal lung maturity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women, with 28-37 weeks of gestational age, who had been decided to terminate their pregnancy, were enrolled in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chorioamnionitis
• Intra Uterine Fetal Death (IUFD)
• Blood in amniotic fluid
• Rupture of placenta and patient dissatisfaction were the exclusion criteria.