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Re: water immersion and oligohydramniosFrom: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:18:06 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Amy wrote: > >I was an OB/GYN resident and am now working in the pharmaceutical >industry. I am also pregnant and have been following some discussions >on a particular web site. One woman, who is about 22 weeks pregnant, >stated that she was diagnosed with oligohydramnios by ultrasound and was >told by her midwife to spend thiry minutes a day immersed in a pool. >This, she was told by her midwife, would increase her fluid level. I >have never heard of this. Can this be true? It seems to me like this is >like floating a water balloon in a pool and expecting it to blow up >more. Can anyone tell me if this pool immersion is now standard of >care?? Thanks. I've never heard of it and when and if it does pass muster in evidence based medicine, it has not made it to the respected literature.
-- Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS Great Neck, New York
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