Maternal risk factors and meconium stained amniotic fluid

Background: Meconium is a sterile, thick, black-green, odourless material that results from accumulation of debris in fetal intestine during the third month gestation. The risk factors for meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) are both maternal and fetal. MSAF associated with higher rate caesarean delivery, increased need neonatal resuscitation meconium aspiration syndrome. This observational study was undertaken so such expecting mothers can be screened at an early stage prompt intervention done to minimize morbidity mortality.Methods: prospective conducted department paediatrics Sri Guru Ram Das University December 2014 June 2016 included all deliveries stained excluding Twins, neonates congenital malformations, multi organ dysfunction or requiring surgical intervention.Results: incidence 3.42% 10.5% mortality. Various including multiparity, bad obstetric history, pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), diabetes, anaemia non-reassuring cardiotocography (CTG) record were found statistically important poor outcome.Conclusions: outcome related antenatal care. Thus, good perinatal care prevent mortality neonate by identification signs distress passage inutero improve outcome.