OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of the babies in terms of mortality with the diagnosis of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS). STUDY DESIGN An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Neonatal Unit of Services Institute of Medical Sciences and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from February 2008 to January 2009. METHODOLOGY All the babies admitted to the neonatal unit dur...

OBJECTIVE To study the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, taking into account maternal characteristics and assisted reproductive technology. DESIGN Population based cohort study. SETTING Singleton births registered in the Swedish medical birth register between 1995 and 2007. PARTICIPANTS By linkage with the Swedish patient register, 3787 births amo...

Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a common cause of lung disease in neonates. Meconium staining of amniotic fluid occurs in around 10% of all deliveries at term. Asphyxia before birth stimulates intestinal peristalsis and relaxation of the anal sphincter, and in more severe cases, gasping in utero, leading to meconium aspiration. Respiration after birth draws meconium firstly into the major...

Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a complex respiratory disease of the term and near-term neonate. Inhalation of meconium causes airway obstruction, atelectasis, epithelial injury, surfactant inhibition, and pulmonary hypertension, the chief clinical manifestations of which are hypoxaemia and poor lung compliance. Supplemental oxygen is the mainstay of therapy for MAS, with around one-third...

BACKGROUND Approximately 5 % of infants born with a meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) develop meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). AIM The aims of this study were to analyse demographic data, morbidity and mortality associated with MAS and to identify possible risk factors. METHODS Retrospective chart review of newborns with MAS delivered at a tertiary centre from January 1st, 1997 to D...