Antepartale Gefahrenzustände und Amnioskopie

Summary

Before 1962 the diagnosis of the fetal situation was very difficult. The amnioscopy, performed by Saling 1962 (1, 2, 3) uses the color of the amniotic fluid - observed throught the cervix and the amnion with a simple konic tube - for the diagnosis of the post-maturity, diagnosis of the beginning of the placental insufficiency, control of rh-constellation. With the amnioscopy there is no risk of an artificial ruptures of the membrane or the premilary start of the labor.

Key-Words

Amnioscopy - amniotic fluid - placental insufficiency