Abstract: Objectives; The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors for MSAF and compare its outcome with clean amniotic fluid.
Methods: A case control study was done in a Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, Sri Lanka over a period of two months in 2019.Seventy-five pregnant mothers with meconium stained amniotic fluid and Seventy-five pregnant mothers with clear amniotic fluid, were enrolled in the study group.
Results; Majority of the study participants represented the 18 to 30 years age group (N=119:79.3%). A contributory association is observed Between induction of labour and child birth associated with meconium stained amniotic fluid (OR=2.05). Significantly higher number of babies with fatal distress were delivered by mothers identified with meconium stained amniotic fluid and significantly higher number of NICU admissions among them. It was possible to observe significantly higher number of normal deliveries among participants with meconium stained amniotic fluid and significantly higher number of child births occurred through LSCS were observed with meconium stained amniotic fluid.
Conclusion; Meconium stained amniotic fluid in labour is associated with fetal distress, surgical intervention of child birth and NICU admission following delivery.
Keywords: Meconium, Amniotic fluid, Child birth.
Title: RISK FACTORS FOR MECONIUM STAINED AMNIOTIC FLUID AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Author: Thirukumar Markandu
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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