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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: A Comparison of Amniotic Fluid Index versus Single Deepest Vertical Pocket Measurement at Term as a Predictor of Adverse Perinatal Outcome

  AUTHORS: Hasitha Gunasingha, Sardha Hemapriya, Sachini Mendis

  KEYWORDS: Perinatal Outcomes, Amniotic Fluid, Predictability, AFI, SDVP

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.12 No.10, October 25, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Oligohydramnios is an important sign of fetal jeopardy and amniotic fluid index (AFI) and single deepest vertical pocket (SDVP) have been used to detect it. Objective: To compare AFI vs. SDVP at term as a predictor of adverse perinatal outcomes. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in Teaching Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka for eight months from July 2015 to March 2016. 448 Singleton pregnancies admitted after 37 completed weeks were included. AFI ≤ 5 cm and SDVP to outcome variables. Results: Mean AFI was 11.35 cm (SD = 5.15) and Mean SDVP was 4.07 cm (SD = 1.88). AFI and SDVP values showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.954; p Conclusion: AFI better predicted oligohydramnios and subsequent labour induction than SDVP. Low SDVP was a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes (such as induction of labour, meconium-stained liquor, operative delivery, 5-minute Apgar less -off values of SDVP and AFI for each perinatal outcome, an in-depth experimental analysis is required in future research.