DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2015.v01i01.004

Pages: Page: 22-25

Amniotic fluid serves several functions during pregnancy and labour. It creates space for fetal movements. It is probably of mixed maternal and fetal origin. The study of amniotic fluid provides useful information about the wellbeing and also maturity of the fetus. Variation in the amniotic fluid volume may reflect fetal compromise, congenital anomalies, and may predict perinatal morbidity and mortality. The objective of present study is to study the patterns of change in the amniotic fluid index from 32 weeks till delivery in 100 cases of high risk pregnancy and to study the perinatal outcome in relation to AFI (amniotic fluid index) in high risk pregnancies. It is a prospective study of 100 pregnant women attending the antenatal op clinic or as emergency in the department of OBG, Government General Hospital, Vijayawada from Oct 2011 to Oct 2012 for their high risk factors, randomly recruited into the study. Ultrasound was performed for all the cases and the results of amniotic fluid index were analyzed. AFI has high specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. AFI assessment by Ultrasound is one of the important tools in assessing the fetal health in all high risk pregnancies