Methods We conducted a comprehensive literature search of the English language literature using Medline and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The search covered the period from January ...

Actress Celina Jaitly opened up about the health challenges she faced during her twin pregnancy, shedding light on a lesser-discussed aspect of motherhood. In a heartfelt revelation ...

For the baby, it increases the risk of preterm birth, fetal distress, and the presence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid, which can lead to complications during delivery.

Doing this stains the amniotic fluid, giving it a brown or green color. Meconium staining is found in the amniotic fluid in about 12%-20% of baby births and is more common if delivery happens ...

Approximately 4% to 7% of all singleton pregnancies extend 14 days beyond the EDD. [1, 2, 3] Postterm pregnancy is associated with a higher perinatal mortality rate (stillbirth and newborn death ...

Meconium is a thick substance that lines a baby’s intestines in the womb. A baby usually passes meconium after birth, but if they pass it early, the amniotic fluid may become meconium-stained.

Meconium-stained amniotic fuid (MSAF) is observed in 5% to 20% of laboring patients, with the incidence reaching approximately 27% in post-term pregnancies. The presence of meconium in the amniotic ...

Background: Most infants born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) are observed clinically for 24 h postnatally. Only 5% of infants born through MSAF develop the meconium aspiration syndrome ...

The association between independent variables and meconium-stained amniotic fluid was estimated using an odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals. The statistical significance of the association was ...

In approximately 5% of infants with meconium-stained amniotic fluid, meconium aspiration syndrome develops; in 9.6% of patients with meconium aspiration syndrome, a pneumothorax develops. 1,2 On ...