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M L Druzin1, D M Adams

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY.

Thirty patients with oligohydramnios observed at artificial rupture of membranes were studied to determine the significance of this finding. Fifteen were subsequently found to have meconium-stained amniotic fluid and 21 had abnormal fetal heart rate tracings. This clinical observation warrants close intrapartum surveillance and preparation for delivery.

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