TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-term outcome for term and near-term singleton infants with intrapartum polyhydramnios
AU - Leibovitch, Leah
AU - Schushan-Eisen, Irit
AU - Kuint, Jacob
AU - Weissmann-Brenner, Alina
AU - Maayan-Metzger, Ayala
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Objective: To evaluate rates of early short-term neonatal complications among term and near-term newborn infants with polyhydramnios. Methods: Retrospective data were collected on 788 term infants with prenatal diagnosis of polyhydramnios and 1,576 matched controls, including information on maternal condition and on infant perinatal complications. Results: The total rate of major congenital malformations among infants born to mothers with polyhydramnios was 2.3% compared to 0.13% for those with normal amniotic fluid index (p < 0.001). Infants in the study group were more likely to be born to diabetic mothers, were heavier and large for gestational age and were more likely to be delivered by cesarean section. Infants with polyhydramnios, but no major congenital malformations, are at increased risk for minor congenital malformations (4.2%) as well as for postnatal complications, such as respiratory distress (5.7%), cardiovascular manifestations (mainly delayed closure of the ductus arteriosus; 3.1%) and hypoglycemia (7%) compared to controls. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that polyhydramnios was associated only with postnatal respiratory distress and hypoglycemia. The severity of polyhydramnios was not associated with an increased rate of neonatal complications. Conclusion: Although infants with polyhydramnios, but no major congenital malformations, were found to have increased rates of respiratory distress and hypoglycemia, these clinical manifestations were mild and had little effect on the babies' well-being and length of hospital stay.
AB - Objective: To evaluate rates of early short-term neonatal complications among term and near-term newborn infants with polyhydramnios. Methods: Retrospective data were collected on 788 term infants with prenatal diagnosis of polyhydramnios and 1,576 matched controls, including information on maternal condition and on infant perinatal complications. Results: The total rate of major congenital malformations among infants born to mothers with polyhydramnios was 2.3% compared to 0.13% for those with normal amniotic fluid index (p < 0.001). Infants in the study group were more likely to be born to diabetic mothers, were heavier and large for gestational age and were more likely to be delivered by cesarean section. Infants with polyhydramnios, but no major congenital malformations, are at increased risk for minor congenital malformations (4.2%) as well as for postnatal complications, such as respiratory distress (5.7%), cardiovascular manifestations (mainly delayed closure of the ductus arteriosus; 3.1%) and hypoglycemia (7%) compared to controls. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that polyhydramnios was associated only with postnatal respiratory distress and hypoglycemia. The severity of polyhydramnios was not associated with an increased rate of neonatal complications. Conclusion: Although infants with polyhydramnios, but no major congenital malformations, were found to have increased rates of respiratory distress and hypoglycemia, these clinical manifestations were mild and had little effect on the babies' well-being and length of hospital stay.
KW - Neonatal outcome
KW - Newborn
KW - Polyhydramnios
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U2 - 10.1159/000329621
DO - 10.1159/000329621
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C2 - 21912184
AN - SCOPUS:80052600662
SN - 1661-7800
VL - 101
SP - 61
EP - 67
JO - Neonatology
JF - Neonatology
IS - 1
ER -