title: The incidence of meconium-aspiration in Hawaii.
abstract: Meconium in the amniotic fluid was found in 2,633 obstetrical patients and meconium-aspiration occurred in 77 cases out of 14,527 deliveries. Although the incidence of meconium  in the amniotic fluid increased significantly at 39 weeks, a corresponding significant increase in meconium-aspiration did not occur until 41 weeks gestation. All deaths associated with meconium, as well as 84% of the cases of severe meconium-aspiration syndrome, occurred in infants born of patients with oligohydramnios and a gestational age of 41 weeks or greater.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sunoo
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kosasa
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D005865:Gestational Age; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies