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Re: amniotic band syndrome

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:58:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, anonymous wrote: >
>I lost my first pregnancy last year. The baby had encephalocele, and
>after he was born they also discovered missing fingers on his right
>hand, and a deformity with the rt. ear and rt. shoulder. They chalked
>it up to amniotic band syndrome because my 7-week u/s had confirmed a
>small tear in the sac, and they figured that all the problems were
>probably caused by the bands. I am now pregnant again and wondering if
>anyone knows what the re-occurrence rates are for ABS. I've done
>research and all I learned is that it's extremely rare. I've been less
>active this pregnancy because I didn't want to do anything too strenuous
>and cause another tear. If anyone else who posts here has experienced
>this problem and then had a healthy baby later, it would really reassure
>me. Thank you.

There is some controversy surrounding amniotic bands. Current thinking is that true amniotic bands are more likely related to congenital abnormalities as opposed to actual bands from the amnion trapping portions of the fetus as the gestation progresses. In other words, things may have started out this way, involving the amnion and fetus, resulting in the issues in fetal development.

The liklihood of a recurrence would be extremely rare. I would not be concerned... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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