Abstract:Appearance of fetal breathing novements (FBM) after 20.weeks of gestation is a sign of fetal well-being (AND) good oxygenation of central nervons system. Infection, in it's early stage, increanes fetal tissues'needs for oxygen. That causes relative hypoxia of CNS and the abscence of FBM, especially in pregnancies with premature rupture of membranes (PRM). FBM were prospectively studied in 78 patients with PRM in singleton pregnancies from 29 to 37 weeks of gestation. Of these 78 women, 20 (26%) had complicatio… Show more
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