Epidemiologic analysis of maternal factors and amniotic band defects

The Comparison of Maternal Endometritis in Meconium – Stained Amniotic Fluid and Clear Amniotic Fluid

Introduction: Metritis is one of the causes of maternal morbidity and there are many risk factors for it. Because of the importance of possible association of meconium-stained amniotic fluid and maternal metritis the present study was done to determine whether meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is associated with puerperal infection. Methods: In this case-control study 150 women with MSAF a...

[Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and maternal and neonatal factors associated].

OBJECTIVE To identify the frequency and maternal and neonatal factors associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid at birth. METHODS Cross-sectional study carried out with 2,441 births at an in-hospital birth center in the city of São Paulo (Southeastern Brazil) in March and April, 2005. The association between meconium-stained amniotic fluid and the independent variables (maternal age, pa...

Maternal and neonatal factors associated with meconium stained amniotic fluid

The study was conducted to study the clinical profile of babies and their mothers with meconium stained amniotic fluid at birth. All babies born with meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh from July2010 to December 2010 were included in the study. Out of 172 babies with MSAF, 31 developed Meconium Aspiration Syndrom...

Maternal serum and amniotic

proportionating system was dismantled and a gas leak found in the Cambridge Bourdon tube type dialysate temperature gauge which caused the needle pointer to register about 20'C too low. The fault had come on over a period of time and, unfortunately, it had been assumed that the Cambridge gauge was indicating the true dialysate temperature. Therefore the back-up temperature alarm system and the ...

Amniotic Band Syndrome