January/February 2000, Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 68 - 73

Perinatal/Neonatal Casebooks

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Casebook: Amnioinfusion as Fetal Therapy Martin L. Gimovsky, MD, Section Editor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.     Correspondence to: Martin L. Gimovsky, MD, Section Editor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, One Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212-3198.

Abstract

Amniotic fluid (AF) plays multiple roles in fetal development and wellbeing. A global consideration of the possibilities of AF manipulation allows for the maximum benefits to be derived from assessing and selectively augmenting AF in clinical practice.

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