Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections

Intraoperative Contamination of Suction Tips as a Source of Infection during Cesarean Deliveries: A Pilot Study

“…A recent Cochrane review demonstrated an association between meconium stained amniotic fluid and maternal infections, suggesting that the presence of meconium impairs the maternal immune response and enhances bacterial growth by altering the antibacterial properties of the amniotic fluid [11]. The association between culture positivity and meconium stained fluid in our study did not reach statistical significance (p=0.31), likely reflecting inadequate statistical power, as our study population included only 7 patients with documented meconium stained amniotic fluid.…”

Intraoperative Contamination of Suction Tips as a Source of Infection during Cesarean Deliveries: A Pilot Study

“…A recent Cochrane review demonstrated an association between meconium stained amniotic fluid and maternal infections, suggesting that the presence of meconium impairs the maternal immune response and enhances bacterial growth by altering the antibacterial properties of the amniotic fluid [11]. The association between culture positivity and meconium stained fluid in our study did not reach statistical significance (p=0.31), likely reflecting inadequate statistical power, as our study population included only 7 patients with documented meconium stained amniotic fluid.…”

Conservative Surgical Management of Uterine Incisional Necrosis and Dehiscence After Primary Cesarean Delivery Due to Proteus mirabilis Infection: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

“…Most patients were primipara. Several risk factors may be involved including those predisposing to postpartum endomyometritis or postoperative hematoma formation [33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. In most cases, cesarean delivery was done in an emergency settings following the onset of labor and after the rupture of membranes (35% versus 22%), similar to the present case.…”

Intrapartum care algorithms for liquor abnormalities: oligohydramnios, meconium, blood and purulent discharge

“…Although meconium‐stained AF may be associated with intra‐amniotic infection, 30 the routine administration of antibiotics to women with thick meconium‐stained AF is not recommended in the absence of other indications 22 . Antibiotic prophylaxis may decrease the risk of chorioamnionitis, but it does not decrease neonatal sepsis, neonatal intensive care unit admission or postpartum endometritis 33 . Likewise, amnioinfusion is not recommended as it does not reduce the rates of perinatal mortality or morbidity 34 …”

Intraoperative Contamination of Suction Tips as a Source of Infection during Cesarean Deliveries: A Pilot Study

“…A recent Cochrane review demonstrated an association between meconium stained amniotic fluid and maternal infections, suggesting that the presence of meconium impairs the maternal immune response and enhances bacterial growth by altering the antibacterial properties of the amniotic fluid [11]. The association between culture positivity and meconium stained fluid in our study did not reach statistical significance (p=0.31), likely reflecting inadequate statistical power, as our study population included only 7 patients with documented meconium stained amniotic fluid.…”

Conservative Surgical Management of Uterine Incisional Necrosis and Dehiscence After Primary Cesarean Delivery Due to Proteus mirabilis Infection: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

“…Most patients were primipara. Several risk factors may be involved including those predisposing to postpartum endomyometritis or postoperative hematoma formation [33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. In most cases, cesarean delivery was done in an emergency settings following the onset of labor and after the rupture of membranes (35% versus 22%), similar to the present case.…”

Intrapartum care algorithms for liquor abnormalities: oligohydramnios, meconium, blood and purulent discharge

“…Although meconium‐stained AF may be associated with intra‐amniotic infection, 30 the routine administration of antibiotics to women with thick meconium‐stained AF is not recommended in the absence of other indications 22 . Antibiotic prophylaxis may decrease the risk of chorioamnionitis, but it does not decrease neonatal sepsis, neonatal intensive care unit admission or postpartum endometritis 33 . Likewise, amnioinfusion is not recommended as it does not reduce the rates of perinatal mortality or morbidity 34 …”

Intraoperative Contamination of Suction Tips as a Source of Infection during Cesarean Deliveries: A Pilot Study

“…A recent Cochrane review demonstrated an association between meconium stained amniotic fluid and maternal infections, suggesting that the presence of meconium impairs the maternal immune response and enhances bacterial growth by altering the antibacterial properties of the amniotic fluid [11]. The association between culture positivity and meconium stained fluid in our study did not reach statistical significance (p=0.31), likely reflecting inadequate statistical power, as our study population included only 7 patients with documented meconium stained amniotic fluid.…”

Conservative Surgical Management of Uterine Incisional Necrosis and Dehiscence After Primary Cesarean Delivery Due to Proteus mirabilis Infection: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

“…Most patients were primipara. Several risk factors may be involved including those predisposing to postpartum endomyometritis or postoperative hematoma formation [33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. In most cases, cesarean delivery was done in an emergency settings following the onset of labor and after the rupture of membranes (35% versus 22%), similar to the present case.…”

Intrapartum care algorithms for liquor abnormalities: oligohydramnios, meconium, blood and purulent discharge

“…Although meconium‐stained AF may be associated with intra‐amniotic infection, 30 the routine administration of antibiotics to women with thick meconium‐stained AF is not recommended in the absence of other indications 22 . Antibiotic prophylaxis may decrease the risk of chorioamnionitis, but it does not decrease neonatal sepsis, neonatal intensive care unit admission or postpartum endometritis 33 . Likewise, amnioinfusion is not recommended as it does not reduce the rates of perinatal mortality or morbidity 34 …”