All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Objective : To assess the role of intravenous maternal hydration for improving amniotic fluid index in oligohydramnios patients beyond 28 weeks of pregnancy. Method : This study was conducted at Sevayatan Maternity and General Hospital, Jaipur in a duration one year between May 2007 to April 2008. 25 women having pregnancy beyond 28 weeks with oligohydramnios (A.F.I. < or = 5 cm) were prospectively recruited for this study. Study inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancy, well established gestational age, intact membranes, absence of maternal complication ( cardiac disease, renal disease, pre-eclampsia, hypertension, or diabetes);absence of fetal structural malformation and/ or distress.