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01-10-2018 | Original Article

New Evidence to Support Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in Low-Risk Women in Labor a Prospective Cohort Study

Authors: Kavitha Abraham, Elsy Thomas, Jessie Lionel

Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

Purpose of study

To assess the maternal and perinatal complications associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) in low-risk women in labor.

Methods

This prospective cohort study was conducted at CMC Hospital, Vellore, India. Two hundred low-risk women who had artificial or spontaneous rupture of membranes after admission with MSAF were included in the study. Two hundred similar women with clear liquor were taken as controls. The primary outcomes considered were the incidence of chorioamnionitis and endomyometritis in the mothers. The secondary outcomes included postpartum hemorrhage and retained placenta in the mothers and respiratory distress, meconium aspiration, sepsis, and NICU admission in the newborn. Statistical analysis was done using Fischer exact test. Odds ratio, 95% confidence interval, and P value were estimated.

Results

Compared to controls, those with MSAF had significantly higher rates of chorioamnionitis (2 vs. 8%, P = 0.006) and endomyometritis (3 vs. 9.5% P = 0.007). Among the secondary end points, only neonatal respiratory distress (8.5 vs. 1.5%; P = 0.001) and meconium aspiration (4 vs. 0%; P = 0.007) were found to be significantly increased in the meconium group.

Conclusion

Statistically significant increased incidence of chorioamnionitis and endomyometritis in women with MSAF in labor established in our study strongly supports the use of prophylactic antibiotics in these women to prevent immediate and long-term consequences.

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Title: New Evidence to Support Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in Low-Risk Women in Labor a Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Kavitha Abraham
Elsy Thomas
Jessie Lionel
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Electronic ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-017-1043-y

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New Evidence to Support Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in Low-Risk Women in Labor a Prospective Cohort Study

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Purpose of study

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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