Fetal outcome in deliveries with meconium stained liquor

Fetal outcome in meconium stained deliveries.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the foetal outcome in Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid (MSAF). MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective observational study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health And Medical Sciences, Shillong, India, over a period of eighteen months, from January 2010 to June 2011. A total of 355 pregnant wo...

When is meconium stained liquor actually bile stained vomit?

Three babies said to have had 'meconium stained liquor' were subsequently found never to have passed meconium. The green discoloured liquor was the result of bilious vomiting in utero secondary to intestinal obstruction.

Cardiotocography and perinatal outcome in women with and without meconium stained liquor.

BACKGROUND There is little evidence linking meconium stained liquor to poor perinatal outcome and clear amniotic fluid is frequently considered a reassuring sign during labour. OBJECTIVE To determine whether there are any differences in cardiotocography (CTG) tracings and perinatal outcomes in women with meconium stained compared with those with clear liquor in labour. DESIGN A prospective ...

A further complication of meconium stained liquor in the newborn.

Intrapartum amnioinfusion in meconium-stained liquor: a case-control study.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate perinatal outcome and the rate of cesarean section (CS) following intrapartum amnioinfusion in women with meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF). METHOD A total of 100 women at term in labor with meconium were randomized to infuse transcervical intrapartum amnioinfusion with saline (50) and routine obstetrical care (50). Perinatal outcome and...