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Full length article| Volume 115, ISSUE 4, P539-546, February 15, 1973

Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratios in amniotic fluid in normal and abnormal pregnancy

  • Louis Gluck
    Correspondence
    Reprint requests: Dr. Louis Gluck, Division of Perinatal Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California 92037
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    Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
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  • Marie V. Kulovich
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    Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(73)90404-3
Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratios in amniotic fluid in normal and abnormal pregnancy
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      Abstract

      Only in normal pregnancy does the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio correlate with gestational age. Abnormalities of pregnancy, including maternal, fetal, and placental conditions, may affect markedly the maturation of the fetal lung. Certain conditions associated, e.g., with maternal hypertension and severe placental problems including retroplacental bleeding and ruptured membranes accelerate L/S ratio maturation and other conditions such as diabetes mellitus (A, B, and C) delay maturation of the L/S ratio. These studies suggest that an association exists between general major organ system maturation of the fetus—“functional maturity”-and the L/S ratio, independent of gestational age or birth weight.
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      Article Info

      Publication History

      Accepted: October 19, 1972
      Received: July 27, 1972

      Footnotes

      ☆Supported by United States Public Health Service Research Grants No. HD 04380 and HD-03015, by Maternal and Child Health funds of the California State Department of Health, and by Gerber Products Company.

      Identification

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(73)90404-3

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      © 1973 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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