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Re: Question to doctors........

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:25:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 9 Nov 2000, elizabeth wrote: >
>my amniotic fluid has been measured at a 6. how dangerous is this for
>my baby? i am 22 weeks, and the doctor may start steroid shots in 4
>weeks. my doctor said that sometimes this low of a level can cause the
>baby to die in the womb. she said that there is nothing else that they
>can do right now. is that correct? please let me know what you think. i
>read alot of things on the internet where women who have had this
>problem have had healthy babies. have i misunderstood something? PLEASE
>respond...... thank you.

This is a low amnitoci fluid level for this stage in pregnancy. YOu should see a perinatologist and havea targeted ultrasound to look for problems that could be contributing to the low fuid.

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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