The aetiology of meconium-stained amniotic fluid: Pathologic hypoxia or physiologic foetal ripening? (Review)

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 325-328

  Monen, L ^a,b   Hasaart, T H ^a   Kuppens, S M ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foetal ripening; Hypoxia; Meconium stained amniotic fluid; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HYPOXIA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MECONIUM STAINED AMNIOTIC FLUID; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; MECONIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84925222390     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.04.003     Document Type: Review

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