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. 1992 Sep;38:2143-2144, 2147-2150, 2153-2154.

Appraisal of Meconium at Delivery

A look at intervention strategies

Bosco A Paes, Penelope Thompson
PMCID: PMC2145486  PMID: 21221284

Abstract

A critical appraisal of the scientific literature on managing mesconium in labor identified 15 studies which were used to evaluate intervention strategies. Only four were randomized trials: two on the use of amnioinfusion in labor, one on the technique of bulb versus DeLee catheter suction of the newborn, and one on the need for endotracheal intubation and suction in meconium-stained neonates. Current practice is dictated by the most favorable tradeoff between benefit and risk because of limited scientific evidence.

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