Preamniocentesis counseling should emphasize the fact that, for most women, the actual pain and anxiety experienced during the procedure are significantly lower than expected. In fact, on a scale of 0-10, the mean level of pain was only 2.1, with a slightly higher mean level of anxiety.

In prolonged pregnancies, cardiac function deteriorates in fetuses that develop a nonreassuring intrapartum FHR, and the changes in the left cardiac function correlate with changes in AFI.

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