Risks of fetomaternal hemorrhage resulting from amniocentesis with and without ultrasound placental localization
Harrison, R.; Campbell, S.; Craft, I.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 46(4): 389-391
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 1165872 Document Number: 93323
The incidence of multiple abdominal punctures, blood-stained aspirates, and fetomaternal transfusion was compared in patients undergoin amniocentesis at various stages of pregnancy with and without prior placental localization by ultrasound. A lower incidence of complications was found in those on whom ultrasound examination had been performed.