title: Is meconium stained amniotic fluid related to occult myocardial injury in term low risk pregnancies?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to compare Troponin T (Tp T) levels of infants born with meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) to those with clear amniotic fluid.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case-control study
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five women who had delivery complicated by MSAF between 37 and 41weeks of gestation were defined as the study group and women with healthy uncomplicated pregnancies with clear amniotic fluid who were matched for age, parity, and gestational age were defined as the control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cord blood Tp T level, gas analysis and neonatal outcomes were compared between groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tp T levels of the study and control groups were 0.026±0.013ng/ml and 0.031±0.016ng/ml, respectively. The difference was not statistically significant (p=0.132). On the other hand, the study group had a statistically lower HCO(3) level (21.80 vs 23.60mmol/l ) and higher rate of base deficit (4.85 vs 3.25mmol/l) than the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of meconium during labor is not related to occult myocardial injury in low-risk term pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. denizhizli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hızlı
authors.forename: Sadıman Kıykaç
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Altınbaş
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Köşüş
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köşüş
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayyıldız
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gelişen
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kafalı
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D008470:Meconium / Q000737:chemistry*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T