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Aim:

In this study our aim was to predict the fetal lung maturity with bedside tests which do not not require special technology and to find out their routine applicability.

Institute and Material and Method:

Fifty six patients were recruited into the study and samples were collected from patients that were delivered via cesarean or vaginal delivery for obstetric reasons. Tap test and turbidity tests were performed by the same physician at the bedside or in the operation theatre after the sample collection.

Findings:

Respiratory distress syndrome was detected in 12 newborn out of 56 ( %21,4). For tap test the sensitivity was %91 and spesificity was %88; whereas sensitivity was %83 and spesificity was %65 for turbidity test.

Result:

We think that Tap test and turbidity test for the detection of fetal lung maturity as a bedside test are helpfull if other fetal lung maturity tests are not technologically available.