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Re: Dry birth?

From: R. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:47:09 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Suzanne wrote: >
>I have been involved in several Internet discussions recently about
>whether or not there is such a thing as a "dry birth." Several medical
>professionals have said that it is an old wive's tale, because as long
>as the baby is still unborn, amniotic fluid continues to be produced by
>the membranes. Fetal urine was mentioned only in passing.
>
>In the lead article of the new Pregnancy & Birth section here on
>OBGYN.net, "Antepartal Fetal Surveillance" by Dr. Wiliam F. von Almen
>II, he said...
>
>"in the late 2nd and all the 3rd trimester, amniotic fluid is
>essentially fetal urine"
>
>This was news to me, and I cannot find it in any of the many books I
>have (including 2 textbooks). But hey, if it is, it is! I just want to
>make sure I'm telling my students, clients, and future patients
>correctly.
>
>So, now... IS there such thing as a dry birth? I've always said no,
>that the amniotic fluid continues to be constantly replenished, 1/3 of
>the total volume is new each hour, and that continues until the baby is
>born. If my answer is wrong, which it would seem to be, then what is
>the right answer?
>
>--
>Suzanne S. Powell, ICCE, CD
>Childbirth Educator, Doula, Student Midwife
>Peachtree City, Ga.
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>
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>

Your answer is correct and Dr. Von Almen's sttement is also correct. What folks normally refer to as "Dry Birth" is really "Chorioamnionitis" It got the name Dry Birth because it occurs when the membranes have been ruptured for a long time., But it really isn't dry. The fluid continues ot be produced by the fetal kidney. 99% of amniotic fluid in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters comes from the fetal kidney.

--
R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
                                      "Heisenberg might have slept here."
                                          Unknown or maybe Indecisive                                               Unknown

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