Determinants of meconium-stained amniotic fluid among women delivered at southwestern referral hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia: a multi-center case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is a condition in which meconium is present in the uterus during ante-natal and complicates 10-15% of all live births. Scanty information is known about the determinants of meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Hence, this study aimed to identify determinants of meconium-stained amniotic fluid among women delivered at southwestern referral hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, in 2024.

Methods

An institutional-based case-control study was employed from January 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024. The study was conducted in four southwestern referral hospitals in southwest Ethiopia. The final sample size includes 321(107 cases and 214 controls). The sample size was proportionally allocated for cases and controls for each referral hospital. Simple

SUBMITTER: Sorsa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11479555 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature