"Amniotic Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A clear, yellowish liquid that envelopes the FETUS inside the sac of AMNION. In the first trimester, it is likely a transudate of maternal or fetal plasma. In the second trimester, amniotic fluid derives primarily from fetal lung and kidney. Cells or substances in this fluid can be removed for prenatal diagnostic tests (AMNIOCENTESIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D000653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.098 A16.378.149
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| Concept/Terms |
Amniotic Fluid- Amniotic Fluid
- Amniotic Fluids
- Fluid, Amniotic
- Fluids, Amniotic
Amniotic Fluid Index- Amniotic Fluid Index
- Amniotic Fluid Indices
- Fluid Index, Amniotic
- Fluid Indices, Amniotic
- Index, Amniotic Fluid
- Indices, Amniotic Fluid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amniotic Fluid" by people in Profiles.
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Amnioinfusion for chorioamnionitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Aug 24; (8):CD011622.
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Maternal group B Streptococcus-related stillbirth: a systematic review. BJOG. 2015 Oct; 122(11):1437-45.
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Amnioinfusion for third trimester preterm premature rupture of membranes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Mar 30; (3):CD000942.
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Association between HIV infection and amniotic fluid index at advanced gestation. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Jul; 122(1):81-2.
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Amnioinfusion for preterm premature rupture of membranes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Dec 07; (12):CD000942.
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Intrapartum and postdelivery management of infants born to mothers with meconium-stained amniotic fluid: evidence-based recommendations. Clin Perinatol. 2006 Mar; 33(1):29-42, v-vi.
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Investigation of HIV in amniotic fluid from HIV-infected pregnant women at full term. J Infect Dis. 2005 Aug 01; 192(3):488-91.
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Maternal hydration for increasing amniotic fluid volume in oligohydramnios and normal amniotic fluid volume. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002; (1):CD000134.
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Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Apr; 12(2):129-32.
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Maternal hydration for increasing amniotic fluid volume in oligohydramnios and normal amniotic fluid volume. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000; (2):CD000134.