Amniotic fluid erythropoietin and neonatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction before 34 gestational weeks

Abstract

High amniotic fluid erythropoietin concentrations are associated with decreased umbilical artery pH and base excess and with adverse neonatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction before 34 gestational weeks. In selected pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction, determining amniotic fluid erythropoietin could be a useful additional tool in fetal surveillance and possibly in optimizing timing of delivery.