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. 2016 Oct;66(Suppl 1):136-40.
doi: 10.1007/s13224-015-0828-0. Epub 2016 Mar 11.

Meconium Amniotic Fluid is Associated with Endomyometritis

Hamideh Pakniat  1 , Fatemeh Mohammadi  2 , Fatemeh Ranjkesh  3
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Meconium Amniotic Fluid is Associated with Endomyometritis

Hamideh Pakniat et al. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether MSAF is associated with endometritis after delivery.

Methods: This cohort study was conducted from 2012 to 2013 in Kosar Hospital of Qazvin, Iran. All women with cesarean delivery (1239 women) beyond 37 weeks of gestational age participated in the study. Data were collected on rates of endomyometritis, quality of amniotic fluid and were analyzed with bivariate and multivariate statistics. Probability values of <.05 were considered statistically significant.

Results: We found that among 1239 women with cesarean delivery at term 2.34 % were diagnosed with endometritis. Compared with deliveries with clear amniotic fluid, those with MSAF had higher rates of endomyometritis (1.5 vs 3.2 %, P < .04).

Conclusion: We found that the presence of MSAF is associated with puerperal infection even when being controlled for confounders.

Keywords: Amniotic fluid; Endomyometritis; Meconium; Puerperal infection.

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Conflict of interest statement

The research proposal of this study has been reviewed by the Medical Research Ethical Committee of the Qazvin University of Medical Science, and there is no conflict with ethical consideration date: January 15, 2012. The authors of this paper have not declared any conflicts of interest.

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