PEDIATRICS Vol. 64 No. 1 July 1979, pp. 30-31
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Relevance of the Gestational Age Distribution of Meconium Passage in Utero

Thomas G. Matthews MD1 and Joseph B. Warshaw MD1

1 Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

The incidence of meconium staining of the amniotic fluid among the admissions to a newborn special care unit was determined. Meconium staining of the amniotic fluid was present in 251 (7.5%) of 3,374 admissions. The majority of those with meconium staining (98.4%) was of 37 weeks gestation or greater and none was less than 34 weeks gestation. The possible relevance of this gestational age distribution is discussed.

Submitted on November 9, 1978
Accepted on November 15, 1978




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