Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify linkbetween fetal distress and respiratory distress (RD)in association with meconium stained liquor. In ourhospital -a tertiary referral maternity hospital wasborn 6783 live newborns for one year during ourprospective study. All infants born after meconimstained liquor who developed RD has: 1. fetal distress, proven with CTG, first pHafter admission, Apgar score, asphyxia relatedcomplications (also were analysed mode of thedelivery, sex, gestational age and birth bodywaight) 2. maternal risk factors: fetal infection 3. meconium aspirationem syndrome (MAS), PPHNand infection.12% of newborns born alive for oneyear had meconium stained liquor, 74 term infantsand 27 preterm developted RD. There were 58term infants who had evidence of fetal distress and67% had chorioamnionitis, 29% MAS, 54% developPPHN. In preterm infants 87% had suspectedinfection. We conclude that asphyxia and infectionare common in newborns who develop RD aftermeconim stained liquor.
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