Predicting lung maturity in preterm rupture of membranes via lamellar bodies count from a vaginal pool: a cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Amniocentesis is the accepted mode of attaining amniotic fluid to perform tests for fetal lung maturity. The purpose of this study was to validate a non-invasive fetal lung maturity test by counting lamellar bodies from a vaginal poo...

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Main Authors: Nachum Zohar, Zafran Noah, Salim Raed, Garmi Gali, Shalev Eliezer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/7/1/112