Amnioinfusion: an aid in the ultrasonographic evaluation of severe oligohydramnios in pregnancy.

Objective: Amnioinfusion was used in pregnancy complicated by severe oligohydramnios to enable a more comprehensive ultrasonographic evaluation of the pregnancy.

Study Design: Thirteen patients were referred to the Division of Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound at the University of Miami because of severe oligohydramnios in which a definitive diagnosis could not be made. Nine patients were in the second trimester and four were in the early third trimester.

The Goldston syndrome: report of a case.

We present a case of the Goldston syndrome--that is, cystic renal dysplasia and the Dandy-Walker malformation. The condition was diagnosed by ultrasound in a 635 g fetus in the seventeenth week of gestation. Ultrasound studies showed the fetal head to be somewhat enlarged with slight dilatation of the lateral ventricles and marked dilatation of the fourth ventricle.

Effects of ultrasound feedback on pregnancy anxiety, fetal activity, and neonatal outcome.

A group of pregnant women received video and verbal feedback during three ultrasound examinations. This group was compared with a no-feedback group on measures of pregnancy anxiety, fetal activity, and neonatal outcome. The feedback appeared to reduce pregnancy anxiety and fetal activity, particularly for the primiparous women.