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We handsearched the citation lists of relevant publications, review articles, and included studies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Selection criteria<\/jats:title><jats:p>Randomized controlled trials involving women with a singleton pregnancy, whether at low or high risk, undergoing ultrasound measurement of amniotic fluid volume as part of antepartum assessment of fetal well\u2010being that compared the amniotic fluid index and the single deepest vertical pocket measurement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Data collection and analysis<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both authors independently assessed eligibility and quality, and extracted the data.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Four trials (3125 women) met the inclusion criteria. When the amniotic fluid index was used, significantly more cases of oligohydramnios were diagnosed (risk ratio (RR) 2.33, 95% CI 1.67\u20133.24), and more women had inductions of labor (RR 2.10, 95% CI 1.60\u20132.76) and cesarean delivery for fetal distress (RR 1.45, 95% CI 1.07\u20131.97). There is no evidence that one method is superior to the other in the prevention of poor peripartum outcomes, including: admission to a neonatal intensive care unit; an umbilical artery pH of less than 7.1; the presence of meconium; an Apgar score of less than 7 at 5\u00a0minutes; or cesarean delivery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Single deepest vertical pocket measurement is the method of choice for the assessment of amniotic fluid volume.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijgo.2008.10.018","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,12,1]],"date-time":"2008-12-01T09:16:03Z","timestamp":1228122963000},"page":"184-188","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":60,"title":["Amniotic fluid index versus single deepest vertical pocket: A meta\u2010analysis of randomized controlled trials"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"104","author":[{"given":"Ashraf F.","family":"Nabhan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasser A.","family":"Abdelmoula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2008,11,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2","DOI":"10.1080\/jmf.10.1.2.19","article-title":"National Institute of Child Health and Development Conference summary: amniotic fluid biology\u2013basic and clinical aspects","volume":"10","author":"Ross M.G.","year":"2001","journal-title":"J Matern Fetal Med"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2002-33084"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_5_4_2","first-page":"40","article-title":"Ultrasound evaluation of amniotic fluid volume: methods and clinical accuracy","volume":"75","author":"Gramellini D.","year":"2004","journal-title":"Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense"},{"issue":"7","key":"e_1_2_5_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"363","DOI":"10.7863\/jum.1988.7.7.363","article-title":"Sonographic estimation of amniotic fluid volume. 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