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Lactate: creatinine ratio in babies with thin meconium staining of amniotic fluid

BMC Pediatrics, 2006
Background ACOG states meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) as one of the historical indicators of perinatal asphyxia. Thick meconium along with other indicators is used to identify babies with severe intrapartum asphyxia.
Sreenivas V, Batra Sanjay, Singh Saroj K, Ojha Rishi, Puliyel Jacob M   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaginal Misoprostol Compared to Vaginal Dinoprostone for Induction of Labour: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Induction of labour is a common intervention. The prostaglandin dinoprostone is often used, but there is increasing evidence that misoprostol may be more effective without compromising safety. This review compares the efficacy and safety of vaginal misoprostol and vaginal dinoprostone.
Georgina Andersson, Benjamin Greenfield, Alexandra Hunt, Amr Malawany, Ben Luke Choo, William Dixon, David Lissauer, Andrew D. Weeks, Andrew Sharp, Gemma Clayton, Abi Merriel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Meconium and Hypoxia in Meconium Aspiration-Induced Lung Injury in Neonatal Rabbits

, 2020
Background. We previously showed that meconium cuases lung cell death by apoptosis and inflammatory cytokine expression. Whether this is due to meconium exposure itself, or meconium related hypoxia remains unclear. Objectives. To elucidate the effects of
Monica Sierzputovska, Alex Zagariya, Shan Navale, Dharmapuri Vidyasagar   +3 more
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Meconium stained liquor and perinatal outcome [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The aim of this study is to know the association between the meconium stained amniotic fluid and its association with the perinatal outcome.Methods: All the patients coming to present hospital for delivery with meconium stained liquor during ...
Patil, Neelamma, Mudanur, S. R., Biradar, Aruna, Kori, Shreedevi   +3 more
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Microbiota Signatures in Early Life and Their Association With Food Allergy: A Systematic Review

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food allergy (FA) is increasing worldwide, and early life may be a critical window for immune training. We systematically reviewed observational human studies linking early‐life microbiota (infant, maternal, environmental, or extraintestinal) profiled using culture‐based and/or culture‐independent methods (including sequencing‐based approaches)
Eduard Flores Ventura, Jeremy Corriger, Hélène Omer, Marie Bodinier, Dirk Haller, Tomer Hertz, Martin Larsen, Maria Carmen Collado   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

FREQUENCY AND OUTCOME OF MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME IN NEONATES WITH MECONIUM STAININIG [PDF]

Background: Meconium-stained amniotic fluid is commonly encountered in term and post-term deliveries and may indicate fetal stress. Objective: To determine the frequency and outcomes of meconium aspiration syndrome among neonates born through meconium ...
Khan, Muhammad Ahsan, Ahmed, Mehboob, Lodhi, Munir Akmal   +2 more
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Maternal Prebiotic Supplementation Modifies Associations Between Intrapartum Antibiotics and Infant Allergy

Allergy, EarlyView.
This study examined whether antibiotic use altered the risk of infant allergic disease within a maternal prebiotics supplementation trial. Intrapartum antibiotics were maternal antibiotics administered during childbirth, from the onset of labour or induction until 1‐h before delivery.
Summer V. M. Walker, Thomas R. Sullivan, Rachelle A. Pretorius, Nina D'Vaz, Johnny Lo, Johan Garssen, Jeffrey A. Keelan, Desiree Silva, Susan L. Prescott, Claus T. Christophersen, Debra J. Palmer   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time of passage of first stool in newborns in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2013
Introduction: The first stool passed by the newborn, the meconium, is different from the ordinary stool both in its nature and its implication. Delayed or non-passage of the meconium may represent a number of clinical conditions. In this study, we sought
Philemon E Okoro, Cosmos E Enyindah
doaj   +1 more source

Micro‐Nanoplastics Significantly Increase Adverse Events and Economic Burden Associated With Carotid Endarterectomy: A Health Economic Modelling Evaluation

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Current research reports that micro‐nanoplastics may increase the burden of cardiovascular disease with significant human and economic consequences. The detection of plastic particles in biological matrices is challenging and rigorous research is required to investigate the clinical and broader public health implications of microplastics.
Adrian Goldsworthy, Marcus Randall, Oystein Tronstad, Jacky Suen, John F. Fraser   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal and Peri/Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Midwife‐Assisted Low‐Risk Birth Outside Hospital Compared to Obstetric Team‐Assisted Low‐Risk Hospital Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To compare outcomes of planned home or freestanding midwifery unit (FMU) with obstetric unit births in high‐income countries. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, case series, and case reports.
Carolina Herding, Ulla‐Britt Wennerholm, Anders Elfvin, Sara Holm, Karolina Linden, Jahangir Khan, Max Petzold, Christina Bergh, Petteri Sjögren, Ida Stadig, Ann Liljegren, Ylva Carlsson, Verena Sengpiel   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source