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028			_bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028			_b P. O Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384:
028			_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386:
028			_bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz :
028			_bwww.bugando.ac.tz
035			_aCUHAS/MMED/6000187/T/15
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041			_aEnglish
100			_aKamuli, Simon _922440 _d[Male] _eCUHAS/MMED/6000187/T/15
245			_aPrevalence of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid and Predictors for Poor Fetal Outcomes Among Women Delivering at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza Tanzania
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : _c2018
300			_a43 Pages
300			_aIncludes Index
520			_aAbstract: Background: Meconium stained amniotic fluid occurs in up to 20% of all deliveries and is reported to vary in different centers across the world. Babies delivered by these women are at high risk of low score and meconium aspiration syndrome. Limited studies have reported on the predictors for poor fetal outcomes in women presenting with meconium stained amniotic fluid. Objective: To determine the prevalence of meconium stained amniotic fluid and and predictors for poor fetal outcomes at Bugando Medical Center. Method: This was a cross sectional study involving 209 pregnant women with meconium stained amniotic fluid. Semi structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using STATA version 12. Results: A total of 1202 women delivered during the study period from December 2017 to February 2018. Among 1202 women, 209 (17.4%) women had meconium stained amniotic fluid. Of the 209 babies, 35 (16.7%) had low score, 41 (19.6%) were admitted due to meconium aspiration syndrome and 3 (1.4%) died due to meconium aspiration syndrome related complications. Predictors for poor fetal outcomes were found to be Thick meconium (Grade III), Meconium as a new event during labor monitoring and null parity. Conclusion: The prevalence of meconium stained amniotic fluid at Bugando Medical Center was found to be 17.4%. Thick meconium, development of meconium as a new event and nullparous were found to predict for poor fetal outcomes. Immediate interventions are recommended for those with the identified predictors for poor fetal outcome.
654			_xObstetrics and Gynaecology
700			_aKihunrwa, Albert _919911
700			_aChibwe, Elieza _920637
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