Labor must be induced when the amniotic fluid index is less than 5cm to avoid adverse pregnancy outcomes such as fetal distress and intrauterine fetal death.
Strict prenatal checkups should be carried out during pregnancy, and ultrasound examinations should be conducted under the guidance of doctors, which can understand the growth and development of the fetus and the amniotic fluid situation. When the amniotic fluid index is less than 5cm, it indicates that the amniotic fluid is too low and is prone to serious risks such as fetal distress and intrauterine fetal death.
Therefore, when full-term and placental function is still good, fetal heart rate monitoring suggests that there is no fetal distress, and there are no other high-risk factors, such as pelvic stenosis, etc., we should follow the doctor’s instructions to give a small dose of intravenous oxytocin to induce labor, and closely monitor the changes in fetal heart rate.
When the ultrasound suggests that the amniotic fluid is too small, and follow the doctor’s advice to induce labor, it is necessary to closely observe the progress of labor, and continuously monitor the changes in the fetal heart, if the fetal heart is good and the progress of labor is smooth, it can be delivered without obstruction; however, when there is a frequent slowing of the fetal heart, and fecal staining of the amniotic fluid is seen after rupture of the membranes, and it is not possible to deliver the baby through the vagina, it is necessary to terminate the pregnancy by cesarean section as soon as possible, and to make preparations for the resuscitation of newborn.