(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Pregnant women have a higher incidence of insufficient amniotic fluid levels (oligohydramnios) in the summer months due to dehydration, according to a study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
During the study period, there were 191,558 deliveries of which 4,335 were diagnosed with idiopathic oligohydramnios.
Of these, a proportionally higher number, 1,553 deliveries (36 percent), occurred during these four summer months, while 2,782 deliveries occurred during the other eight months of the year (64 percent).
Summer heat increases risk of amniotic fluid level deficiency, B...Courtesy http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml Wed, 07/29/2009 - 22:00
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