Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was prediction the fetal lung maturity by ultrasonic markers and comparison by lamellar body count and fetal outcome. METHODS: A prospective Longitudinal study Department of perinatology of performed Emam Khomeini hospital and Mirza Kochak Khan Hospital in Tehran, Iran from March 2013 to January 2014. 100 pregnant women (37-40 weeks of gestation) who were admitted for elective cesarean section and referred for an obstetric ultrasound scan at the same day of their elective cesarean section were included. Scanning with linear ultrasound with convex transducer frequency of 3.5 MHZ was utilized to measure the biparietal diameter, Amniotic fluid vernix and placental grading. Statistical analysis was performed using Spss version 20. Validity of the indicators compared with lamellar body count and fetal outcome. RESULTS: In this study, from 100 patients under study, 8 cases were hospitalized in NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) which all of them had LAMELAR BODY COUNT < 14000 (10000-14000). There were 6 boys and 2 girls. In this study, there was no perinatal mortality. CONCLUSIONS: In study we used ultrasonic marker of fetal lung maturity and related this to lamellar body count and neo natal outcome. The ultrasonic marker of fetal lung maturity can reduce mortality and morbidity in neonate.