ArticleObstetrics and gynecology international2021
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in a Tertiary Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants of meconium-stained amniotic fluid among laboring mother in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Global Burden of Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence With Descriptive Synthesis of Determinants.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Magnitude, associated factors, and immediate outcomes of nonreassuring fetal heart rate status among laboring mothers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic and Clinical Risk Factors for Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid and Associated Maternal-Neonatal Morbidity in Ethiopia: A Prospective Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- A nomogram to predict meconium-stained amniotic fluid in patients during labor: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- Microbial Pattern in Amniotic Fluid from Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes and Meconium-Stained Fluid.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid and factors associated with emergency cesarean section: multicenter cross-sectional study in south central Ethiopia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
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- Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid and Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth at Term in Adama Hospital Medical College, Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- Effect of optimal antenatal care on maternal and perinatal health in Ethiopia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- The incidence and risk factors of meconium amniotic fluid in singleton pregnancies: an experience of a tertiary hospital in Iran.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Meconium-stained Amniotic Fluid among Term Deliveries in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022Article
- Effect of short inter-pregnancy interval on perinatal outcomes among pregnant women in North-west Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Non-Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate Patterns and Key Contributing Factors in West Guji Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 June to 31 August 2018 among 606 labouring mothers at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia. Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered pretested questionnaire and data checklist. Factors associated with MSAF were explored using multivariable logistic regression analysis.
resultsMSAF occurred in 24.6% (149/606) of pregnancies. Nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]: 21.9, 95% Confidence interval [95% CI]: 10.96-43.83), postterm pregnancy (AOR: 4.54, 95% CI: 2.24-9.20), duration of labour more than 15 hours (AOR: 2.83, 95% CI: 1.76-4.53), pregnancy-induced hypertension (AOR: 2.43, 95% CI: 1.45-4.05), oligohydramnios (AOR: 2.53, 95% CI: 1.25-5.12), interpregnancy interval less than 2 years (AOR: 2.24, 95% CI: 1.12-4.51), and monthly family income less than 5000 Ethiopian Birr (185 USD) (AOR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.18-3.51) were significantly associated with MSAF.
conclusionsIn this study, the proportion of MSAF was at 24.6% which was higher than a previous report in Ethiopia. Nonreassuring fetal heart rate pattern, postterm pregnancy, duration of labour more than 15 hours, pregnancy-induced hypertension, oligohydramnios, interpregnancy interval less than 2 years, and monthly family income less than 5000 Ethiopian Birr were factors associated with an increased risk for MSAF. Therefore, interventions aimed at detecting MSAF early should consider these factors.
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