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Oligohydramnios
Decreased amniotic fluid
Under 2.5th percentile
AFI <5 cm in 2nd/3rd trimester
Deepest vertical pocket < 2 cm
Usually appear in the 2nd trimester
Borderline Oligohydramnios
AFI between 5-8
(2.5 and 5th percentile)
Anhydramnios
no measurable pocket of fluid
Cause of oligohydramnios in early onset (2nd trimester)
Placental abnormality impairing perfusion
Fetal abnormality affecting urination
Potter’s syndrome
Renal agenesis
Polycystic kidney disease
Urethral atresia or stenosis
poor prognosis
Cause of oligohydramnios in late onset (3rd trimester)
Placental abnormality impairing perfusin
Symmetric RFG
Both the fetal head and fetal abdominal measurements are smaller than 10th percentile
Occurs as the result an insult early gestation, which leads to a decrease in the overall number of cells in the fetus’s body
Severe infection
Chromosomal anomaly
Associated with increased in morbidity and mortality
Asymmetric
Fetal head circumference is relatively normal while the abdominal measurements are smaller than the 10th percentile.
Often referred to as brain sparing
Occurs as result of later pregnancy insults
Hypertensio n
Breech
Frank
Complete
Footling
Types of malpresentations
Cephalic presentations with deflexion atttitudes
Breech
compound
transverse lie
describe cephalic presentations with deflexion attitudes
fetal head is presenting but the baby’s head is extended (tilt back).
Top of the baby’s head or the face is presenting.