Amnioinfusion for the Prevention of the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Open Access
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (9) , 909-917
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa050223
Abstract
It is uncertain whether amnioinfusion (infusion of saline into the amniotic cavity) in women who have thick meconium staining of the amniotic fluid reduces the risk of perinatal death, moderate or severe meconium aspiration syndrome, or both.Keywords
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