Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries.

Eva Wiberg-ItzelAndrea B PembeHans Järnbert-PetterssonMargareta NormanAnna-Carin WihlbäckIrene HoesliMonya Todesco BernasconiElie AzriaHelena ÅkerudElisabet Darj

Published in: PloS one (2016)

The AFL is a good predictor of delivery outcome in arrested nulliparous deliveries. Low levels of AFL may support the decision to continue a prolonged vaginal labor by augmentation with oxytocin. A high level of AFL correlates with operative interventions and post-partum complications.

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