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Correction with oral hydration improves maternal and perinatal outcome in women with third trimester isolated oligohydramnios

Background Oligohydramnios is related to serious maternal and fetal complications. In case of isolated oligohydramnios in third trimester maternal oral hydration has shown promising results in improving maternal and perinatal outcome.

Methods This study was conducted on 50 pregnant women complicated by idiopathic oligohydramnios (AFI 8) in 6%, 30%, 61% and 100% of women on day1, day2, day3 and after a week. The perinatal outcome was favourable in all the women with 100% live births and a mean birth weight of 2.77±0.29 kg.

Conclusions A simple correction of maternal dehydration by an adequate and sustained daily oral fluid intake in pregnancies complicated by isolated third oligohydramnios in third trimester significantly improves amniotic fluid index, maternal outcome and perinatal outcome.