Consequences of meconium stained amniotic fluid: What does the evidence tell us?

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is common and associated with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). Other consequences of meconium passage before birth are less well understood. METHODS: We reviewed the literature for original papers reporting on outcomes associated with MSAF.

Authors

Hutton EK; Thorpe J

Journal

Early Human Development, Vol. 90, No. 7, pp. 333–339

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

July 2014

DOI

10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.04.005

ISSN

0378-3782

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Eileen Katherine Hutton

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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