What does meconium stained fluid signify?
What does meconium stained fluid signify?
Background information. The occurrence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) during labor has been long considered the predictor of adverse fetal outcomes such as meconium aspiration syndrome and perinatal asphyxia, which leads to perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality [1, 2].
What happens if baby passes meconium in womb?
Most babies who have passed meconium into the amniotic fluid do not breathe it into their lungs during labor and delivery. They are unlikely to have any symptoms or problems. Babies who do breathe in this fluid may have the following: Bluish skin color (cyanosis) in the infant.
Is meconium stained amniotic fluid normal?
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid occurs “in utero” (inside the womb before delivery) and is mostly found in post-term and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) newborns. (Meconium AT THE TIME OF BIRTH is normal–merely a squeezing out of the intestines through the anus with the compression/decompression forces of delivery.)
Is meconium staining an indication for C section?
Thick meconium staining is associated with higher caesarean section rate, low Apgar score at one minute and more admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Why is meconium a risk factor?
Meconium aspiration syndrome is caused by the baby’s first stool (feces). It also is caused by amniotic fluid (the fluid that surrounds the baby while in his or her mother’s uterus). It’s dangerous when the baby inhales either of these substances into his or her lungs before, during, or after birth.
Can meconium cause infection in mother?
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid at term as a risk factor for maternal and neonatal infection.
Are at a delivery of a baby born through meconium stained amniotic fluid and the baby is not vigorous what steps should be taken immediately after birth?
If the infant born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid presents with poor muscle tone and inadequate breathing efforts, the initial steps of resuscitation should be completed under the radiant warmer. Appropriate intervention to support ventilation and oxygenation should be initiated as indicated for each infant.