OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to summarize five cases where subtotal immersion was associated with an increase in the amniotic fluid index.STUDY DESIGN: Five women with oligohydramnios, as defined by an amniotic fluid index < 8 cm, who underwent subtotal (shoulder-deep) immersion therapy are described.RESULTS: The mean pretreatment amniotic fluid index was 4.9 +/- 3 cm. After immersion therapy was instituted, the amniotic fluid index increased an average of 6 +/- 2.2 cm. In three subjects whose immersion therapy was discontinued, the amniotic fluid index fell an average of 4.7 cm.CONCLUSION: Subtotal immersion may help reverse oligohydramnios stemming from uteroplacental insufficiency.
Adult Amniotic Fluid