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what is 'amniotomy'?
Definition for Amniotomy
artificial rupture of bag of waters
Amniotomy is also known as: amniotomy
Amniotomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: prolonged labor, placental abruption.
related diagnosis for 'amniotomy'
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diagnosis
prolonged labor
combined duration of first and second stage of labor more than 18 hours
Amniotomy and prolonged labor
placental abruption
early separation of placenta from uterus
Amniotomy and placental abruption
related procedure for 'amniotomy'/associated diagnoses
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fetal monitoring
Amniotomy and fetal monitoring
Cesarean Section
Amniotomy and Cesarean Section
Complete Blood Count
Amniotomy and Complete Blood Count
fetal scalp stimulation
Amniotomy and fetal scalp stimulation
Cardiac monitoring
Amniotomy and Cardiac monitoring
Oxygen
Amniotomy and Oxygen
ABO Blood Groups
Amniotomy and ABO Blood Groups
Abdominal ultrasonography
Ultrasound of abdominal contents
Amniotomy and Abdominal ultrasonography
Activated partial thromboplastin time
Amniotomy and Activated partial thromboplastin time
Blood Type and Crossmatch
Amniotomy and Blood Type and Crossmatch
Blood, Platelet Count
Platelet Count
Amniotomy and Blood, Platelet Count
D dimers
Amniotomy and D dimers
Fibrin split products
Amniotomy and Fibrin split products
Intravenous (IV) lactated Ringer (LR) solution
Amniotomy and Intravenous (IV) lactated Ringer (LR) solution
Intravenous (IV) normal saline (NS)
Amniotomy and Intravenous (IV) normal saline (NS)
Prothrombin Time (PT)
Amniotomy and Prothrombin Time (PT)
Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
Amniotomy and Pulse oximetry
Serum Fibrinogen
Amniotomy and Serum Fibrinogen
fetal scalp blood sampling
Amniotomy and fetal scalp blood sampling
urine output
Amniotomy and urine output
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related medication for 'amniotomy'/associated diagnoses
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dinoprostone
Amniotomy and dinoprostone
misoprostol
Amniotomy and misoprostol
oxytocin
Amniotomy and oxytocin
propranolol
Amniotomy and propranolol
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Amniotomy
... Pregnancy Complications Postpartum Pregnant Dads Your ... Amniotomy FAQ. Common questions and answer about breaking your water to start or augment labor. ...
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Amniotic sac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1 Amniotomy. 2 Diversity. 3 Amniotic fluid. 4 See also. 5 References. 6 ... of membranes (ARM), also known as an amniotomy, may be performed by a midwife or ...
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Rapid increases in plasma prostaglandin concentrations after vaginal ...
... taken before and five minutes after (a) amniotomy, (b) vaginal examination with ... significantly raised the circulating PGFM levels, although amniotomy and ...
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How is breaking the water (amniotomy) induce labor?
... Labor & Birth> Induction> How is breaking the water (amniotomy) induce labor? ... bag of water, also known as an amniotomy, is one way to attempt to induce ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/f/amniotomy.htm
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Randomised controlled trial of labouring in water compared with ...
... form of obstetric intervention (amniotomy, oxytocin, epidural, or operative ... augmented by amniotomy or oxytocin infusion, or both?were eligible for the trial ...
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A randomised controlled trial and meta-analysis of active management of ...
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand. ... Active management included early amniotomy, two-hourly vaginal assessments, and ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0010901564
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Labor and Delivery
Find out what happens to your body during labor, what your pain treament options ... If this procedure?known as an amniotomy?fails, your labor will have to be ...
http://www.webmd.com/baby/labor-delivery?page=22
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Breaking Your Water is Not Beneficial - Amniotomy isn't for everyone.
While the trend towards breaking your water at the beginning of labor is common, studies now show us that this may lead to an increase in cesarean sections and fetal ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/a/noamniotomy.htm
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ICD-9-CM Volume 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD-10-PCS in ... but the World Health Organization (WHO) has neither set an implementation date ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-9-CM_Volume_3
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Breaking your water is used as an induction of labor method ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_3.htm
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List of -otomies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amniotomy. Androtomy. Bilateral cingulotomy. Bronchotomy. Clitoridotomy. Cardiotomy. Coeliotomy ... All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_-otomies
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Oral prostaglandins and amniotomy.
... 653. Copyright notice. Oral prostaglandins and amniotomy. I Craft. Full text ... Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (283K), or click on a ...
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Internal fetal monitoring can be a real life saver when ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_5.htm
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Buccal oxytocin after amniotomy for induction of labour.
Buccal oxytocin after amniotomy for induction of labour. J. M. Ritchie and J. M. Brudenell ... Routine Use of Buccal Oxytocin after Amniotomy for Induction of Labour. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1841497
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eMedicine - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery : Article by Aaron B ...
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery - "Once a cesarean, always a cesarean. ... spontaneous labor, 1.2% with induction with amniotomy, and 1.6% with use of a ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3434.htm
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Under the Evidence-based Practice Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency ... of labor: Amniotomy. Castor oil. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat1.section.102753
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Labor and Delivery
Bookmark This Page. Sign Up For WebMD Newsletters. About Our Redesign. Health ... If this procedure ? known as an amniotomy ? fails, your labor will have to be ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/123/115032.htm?pagenumber=3
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Ryan Patrick Cook's Birth
Ryan Patrick Cook's Birth Story. ... Pregnancy Complications Postpartum Pregnant Dads Your Baby Baby Products ... Baby Name Books Pregnancy Books Infant Car ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/library/stories/blRPC.htm
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Timely Rain Trichell Watson's Birth
Timely Rain Trichell ... Pregnancy Complications Postpartum Pregnant Dads Your ... Baby Name Books Pregnancy Books Infant Car Seats Large Diaper Bags ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/library/stories/bltrtw.htm
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Points from letters: Increases in plasma prostaglandin after vaginal ...
Points from letters: Increases in plasma prostaglandin after vaginal examination and amniotomy ... Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1632598
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Induction of Labor
Information on inductions, reasons for induction of labor and methods. ... Pregnancy Complications Postpartum Pregnant Dads Your Baby Baby Products ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/inductionoflabo1/
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
We all hope that childbirth will go smoothly. ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions.htm
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
IV therapy in labor has benefits for some women and not so ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_2.htm
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Water delivery helps labour progress
Labouring in water may reduce the need for augmentation and other forms of ... in a birth pool or to standard augmentation (amniotomy and intravenous oxytocin) ...
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eMedicine - Surgical Management of Abortion : Article by Natalie E Roche
All cultures have practiced abortion, and the practice of abortion has been ... Following amniotomy and aspiration of amniotic fluid with suction, the fetus is ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3312.htm
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Electronic fetal monitoring is used to watch the baby during labor. ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_4.htm
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ARM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armaments, weapons; as in Small arms, Right to arms. Eta Capricorni, a star, ... Artificial rupture of membranes or amniotomy, an operation on the amniotic sac ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
The intrauterine pressure catheter is used to monitor the ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_6.htm?p=1
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eMedicine - Diagnosis of Abnormal Labor : Article by Saju Joy, MD
Diagnosis of Abnormal Labor - In order to define abnormal labor, a definition of ... Amniotomy is often used and is an accepted practice once the patient has reached ...
http://emedicine.com/med/topic3488.htm
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Labor induction and augmentation - Yahoo! Health
There are several ways to induce labor contractions. ... has not started, labor can be induced by rupturing the amniotic sac (amniotomy) ...
http://health.yahoo.com/pregnancy-resources/labor-induction-...
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Vacuum extraction has replaced many forceps deliveries. Learn about this technique used to help bring a ... Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_8.htm
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What to expect during each stage of labor
Why labor sometimes stops ... Bookmark This Page. Sign Up For WebMD ... If this procedure -- known as an amniotomy -- fails, your labor will have to be ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/47/3996_2306
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Epidural anesthesia is the most popular form of anesthesia in ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_9.htm
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Care in normal birth/Chapter 3 - Care during the first stage of labour
... result may be unnecessary interventions, such as amniotomy or oxytocin infusions. ... Several randomized trials suggest that amniotomy early in labour leads to a ...
http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/MSM_96_2...
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WHO EMRO - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
... 3 mg tablets were needed to achieve a clinically feasible cervix for amniotomy. ... Amniotomy was performed within 1?2 hours of the diagnosis of labour (or ...
http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/1304/article14.htm
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Induction of Labor
Information on the induction of labor, from reasons why you may need to induce labor to how to induce ... How is breaking the water (amniotomy) induce labor? ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/index_r.htm?p=1
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Cesarean section is about a third of the total births in the ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_10.htm
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Induction of labour.
3. Results with amniotomy and oxytocin "titration". J Obstet ... Bradford WP, Gordon G. Induction of labour by amniotomy and simultaneous Syntocinon infusion. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1701119
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Induce Labor : Risks & Reasons for Inducing Labor : Discovery Health
Think you might need induced labor? Read our article about labor induction and ... stimulation, stripping the amniotic membranes (amniotomy), or rupturing the ...
http://health.discovery.com/centers/pregnancy/americanbaby/inducedlabor.html
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National Vital Statistics System (Updated May 2006)
This guide was developed to assist in completing the facility worksheets ... ROM/NIL - Amniotomy induction or. induction for rupture of membranes, not in labor ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/GuidetoCompleteFacilityWks.pdf
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Interventions for Labor & Delivery (Fetal monitoring, IV, induction ...
Forceps deliveries still occur. Learn about when they are ... Breaking Your Water (Amniotomy) External Fetal Monitoring - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/interventions_7.htm
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Amnihook - Induction Breaking Water
An amnihook is used to break the bag of waters. ... Amniotomy may also be used to assess if the baby has passed meconium or to allow ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborcomplications/ig/Labor---...
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Support to woman by a companion of her choice during childbirth: a ...
... such as the use of oxytocin, amniotomy and analgesia, when evaluated in relation ... hospital admission, analgesia and amniotomy was less than two hours. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1936417
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eMedicine - Abruptio Placentae : Article by Slava V Gaufberg
Abruptio placentae (ie, placental abruption) refers to separation of the normally located placenta after the 20th ... Perform amniotomy to decrease intrauterine ...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic12.htm
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53. Management of Prolonged Pregnancy
Under the Evidence-based Practice Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for ... Induce Labor Amniotomy Castor oil ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat1.chapter.102647
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Care in Normal Birth/Chapter 7 References
Randomized trial of amniotomy in labour vs the intention to leave membranes ... Effect of early amniotomy on the risk of dystocia in nulliparous women. ...
http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/MSM_96_2...
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Induction of Labor
Everything you need to know about induction of labor including how and why labor is induced the benefits and risks of different types of induction from Pitocin to ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/inductionoflabor/a/induction.htm
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eMedicine - Dystocia : Article by Iraj Forouzan, MD
Dystocia - Dystocia is defined as abnormal or difficult labor. ... Early amniotomy (artificial rupture of the fetal membranes) was performed. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3280.htm
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Vasa previa: an avoidable obstetric tragedy. [Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1999 ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... before amniotomy may help ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9950006
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Amniotic Fluid
... Pregnancy Complications Postpartum Pregnant Dads Your Baby Baby Products ... Baby Name Books Pregnancy Books Infant Car Seats ... Amniotomy. ? Placenta ...
http://pregnancy.about.com/library/dic/bldefamnioticfluid.htm
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