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  • Title: [Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and intra-amniotic infection].
    Author: Pi PX, Zhu FF, Huang J.
    Journal: Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao; 2003 Dec; 28(6):648-50. PubMed ID: 15804083.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between meconium-stained amniotic fluid and Fifty-six women of cesarean section with intact membrane and intra-amniotic infection. METHODS: without parturient were divided into 3 groups according to the property of amniotic fluid (no meconium, I to approximately II degree meconium stainedness, and III degree mecomium stainedness). The content of interleukin-6 in amniotic fluid was measured with ELISA. The infiltration of inflammatory cells in the placenta and its membrane was determined by the pathological diagnosis. The neonatal Apgar score and puerperial infection after the surgery were analyzed. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the content of IL-6 in amniotic fluid and in the infiltration of inflammatory cells among the 3 groups. But the rate of neonatal asphyxia in the meconium-stained cases was significantly higher than that without meconium. CONCLUSION: Meconium-stained amniotic fluid is a marker of fetal distress, but it is not related to intra-amniotic infection.
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