Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Department of Public Health, Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
Research Article
The Prevalence of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid and its Associated Factors Among Women Who Gave Birth at Term in Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
Author(s): Dereje Tegene*, Sharew Teshome and Hunde Lami
Background: In day-to-day practice of obstetrics, meconium stained amniotic fluid is a commonly observed phenomenon. Various risk factors that may cause stress on the fetus which lead to meconium stained amniotic fluid. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of meconium stained amniotic fluid and its associated factors among women who gave birth at term. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 314 laboring women at Adama Hospital Medical College, Southeast Ethiopia. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Epi- info 7 and SPSS version 20 were used for data entry and analysis. Results: The prevalence of meconium stained amniotic fluid was 23.9% (95% confidence interval (CI) 19.1– 29.3%). Late term pregnancy (AOR=8.82; 95% CI: 3.18-24.49), Oligohydraminos (AOR=5.09; 95% CI: 1.29- 20.03), Antepartum hemorrhage (AOR=8.43; 95% CI.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0932.24.14.2.613