Dehydration, is it an issue in threatened preterm labor?

Volume 3 - Issue 3

Mohamed El Sayed Rafeek*

Received:June 10, 2019;   Published: June 17, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/IGWHC.2018.03.000161

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Abstract

Background: Understanding the complex physiological and pathological mechanisms that increases the risk for developing preterm labor could aid in reducing the clinical scenarios that are presented in everyday practice that cause preterm labor.

Aim:To investigate whether cases presenting at 23 0/7 to 36 6/7 gestational weeks having painful, regular contractions are more expected to be dehydrated than cases at the same gestational ages.

Methodology:A prospective clinical research trial conducted on 250 cases performed from January 2016 till February 2019. Urine analysis was performed for all research study subjects at the time of entry to Ward before administration of an intravenous line or any other mode of therapy. Urine specific gravity was assayed from a dipstick of a urine specimen, comparative analysis of urine specific gravity have been conducted between both research groups.

Results:No statistically significant difference between both research groups (no threatened preterm labor research group and threatened preterm labor research group as regards urine specific gravity among compared gestational age groups and (p values =0.543, 0.405, 0.263, 0.136 consecutively).

ConclusionIntravenous hydration according to the current study findings doesn’t appear to be an effective mode of therapy in preterm labor that was observed due to the insignificant differences in both research groups as regards the urine specific gravity readings.

Keywords:Dehydration; Threatened preterm labor; Intravenous hydration

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