[Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and intra-amniotic infection].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the relationship between meconium-stained amniotic fluid and Fifty-six women of cesarean section with intact membrane and intra-amniotic infection.


METHODS
without parturient were divided into 3 groups according to the property of amniotic fluid (no meconium, I to approximately II degree meconium stainedness, and III degree mecomium stainedness). The content of interleukin-6 in amniotic fluid was measured with ELISA. The infiltration of inflammatory cells in the placenta and its membrane was determined by the pathological diagnosis. The neonatal Apgar score and puerperial infection after the surgery were analyzed.


RESULTS
There were no significant differences in the content of IL-6 in amniotic fluid and in the infiltration of inflammatory cells among the 3 groups. But the rate of neonatal asphyxia in the meconium-stained cases was significantly higher than that without meconium.


CONCLUSIONS
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid is a marker of fetal distress, but it is not related to intra-amniotic infection.
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Pi-Xiang
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Zhu
Fu-Fan
FF
Huang
Jian
J
D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008470:Meconium; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology