EFFECT OF LABOUR ON THE LECITHIN/SPHINGOMYELIN RATIO IN SERIAL SAMPLES OF AMNIOTIC FLUID
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1471-0528
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Medicine
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Serial samples of amniotic fluid were taken from 48 patients during labour. The lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio was estimated and found to rise in 52 per cent, remain almost unchanged in 33 per cent and fall in 15 per cent. The rate of rise in the L/S ratio seemed inversely related to the length of labour.
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Electronic Resource
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