Abstract

A total number of 283 prolonged or postterm pregnancy cases were examined retrospectively between the years 1989-1991. The control group had an equal number of term pregnancy cases selected randomly. Only 23 of 283 cases were postterm pregnancies. The incidence of oligohydramnios, meconium-stained amniotic fluid and cesarean section due to fetal distress was found statistically higher in the possterm pregnancy group (p<0.05). In the prolonged pregnancy cases, the incidence of oligohydramnios and meconium stained amniotic fluid was found higher (p<0.05). As a result, in higher gestational ages, the expected fetal risks are more pronounced, so we concluded that prolonged and postterm pregnancies should be monitorized carefully during the antepartum and intrapartum periods.