title: A study of meconium staining and meconium aspiration syndrome in a maternity hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of meconiumstaining and meconium aspiration syndrome in a maternity hospital in Colombo and to evolve a suitable protocol for management.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study of 366 meconium stained babies delivered during 1988.
  
  
  METHODS
  Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo.
  
  
  RESULTS
  113 babies developed the 'meconium aspiration syndrome' and 16 of them died.
authors.affiliation: Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dissanayake
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008470:Meconium; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies